Activision Blizzard, with the company’s Albany branch (formerly Vicarious Visions) making the bid.This makes the Albany QA branch the second potential union at the company, after the same department at Raven Software won its union election bid back in May.
Called Game Workers Alliance (GWA) Albany, the new union issued a statement last night (July 19) via Twitter:“QA is currently an undervalued discipline in the games and software industries.
We strive to foster work environments where we are respected and compensated for our essential role in the development process,” said the group.“We demand an environment where our skills, ideals, & democratic decisions are valued and respected.”Today, we announce a new union at Activision Blizzard.QA is currently an undervalued discipline in the games and software industries.
We strive tofoster work environments where we are respected and compensated for our essential role in thedevelopment process.
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