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Phil Spencer Says He Will Recognize Raven Software's Union Once Acquisition is Complete
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 55913" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Just days after <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/raven-software-qa-workers-vote-unionize" target="_blank"><u>QA workers at Raven Software voted to unionize</u></a>, Xbox’s head Phil Spencer announced that he will recognize the new union after the company <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-activision-blizzard-buy-acquisition-acquired" target="_blank"><u>acquires Activision Blizzard</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>According to <a href="https://kotaku.com/xbox-phil-spencer-raven-qa-union-activision-blizzard-1848982555" target="_blank"><u>a report by Kotaku</u></a>, during an internal meeting today, Spencer said he would “absolutely support” the union.</p><p></p><p>“Once the deal closes, we would absolutely support [an] employees’ organization that’s in place,” he told employees during the internal meeting, according to Kotaku. “We think it is a right of employees and something that can be a part of a relationship between a company and people who work at the company.”</p><p></p><p>Previously, Microsoft had announced that it <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-wont-block-a-potential-activision-blizzard-union" target="_blank"><u>wouldn’t “stand in the way” of unionization</u></a>, though today marks the first time a Microsoft executive has officially announced their support for the union.</p><p></p><p>The company’s move to acquire Activision Blizzard is still being <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/report-microsofts-activision-blizzard-deal-being-investigated-for-insider-trading" target="_blank"><u>investigated </u></a>and has been muddied by various complaints and protests against Activision Blizzard, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-timeline-the-story-so-far" target="_blank"><u>including a lawsuit over allegations of “frat boy culture” and unequal pay</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The deal is currently <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-activision-blizzard-buy-acquisition-acquired" target="_blank"><u>slated to close by the end of Microsoft’s fiscal 2023</u></a>, which ends in June 2023.</p><p></p><p>The Raven QA union is the first union at a major studio and was formed on May 23, in spite of company pushback including <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-sending-anti-union-emails" target="_blank">internal anti-union emails sent by Activision Blizzard that encouraged employees to “Please vote no.”</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: </em><a href="https://twitter.com/ameliazollner" target="_blank">@ameliazollner</a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-will-recognize-raven-software-union" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 55913, member: 1"] Just days after [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/raven-software-qa-workers-vote-unionize'][U]QA workers at Raven Software voted to unionize[/U][/URL], Xbox’s head Phil Spencer announced that he will recognize the new union after the company [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-activision-blizzard-buy-acquisition-acquired'][U]acquires Activision Blizzard[/U][/URL]. According to [URL='https://kotaku.com/xbox-phil-spencer-raven-qa-union-activision-blizzard-1848982555'][U]a report by Kotaku[/U][/URL], during an internal meeting today, Spencer said he would “absolutely support” the union. “Once the deal closes, we would absolutely support [an] employees’ organization that’s in place,” he told employees during the internal meeting, according to Kotaku. “We think it is a right of employees and something that can be a part of a relationship between a company and people who work at the company.” Previously, Microsoft had announced that it [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-wont-block-a-potential-activision-blizzard-union'][U]wouldn’t “stand in the way” of unionization[/U][/URL], though today marks the first time a Microsoft executive has officially announced their support for the union. The company’s move to acquire Activision Blizzard is still being [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/report-microsofts-activision-blizzard-deal-being-investigated-for-insider-trading'][U]investigated [/U][/URL]and has been muddied by various complaints and protests against Activision Blizzard, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-timeline-the-story-so-far'][U]including a lawsuit over allegations of “frat boy culture” and unequal pay[/U][/URL]. The deal is currently [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-activision-blizzard-buy-acquisition-acquired'][U]slated to close by the end of Microsoft’s fiscal 2023[/U][/URL], which ends in June 2023. The Raven QA union is the first union at a major studio and was formed on May 23, in spite of company pushback including [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-sending-anti-union-emails']internal anti-union emails sent by Activision Blizzard that encouraged employees to “Please vote no.”[/URL] [I]Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/ameliazollner']@ameliazollner[/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-will-recognize-raven-software-union"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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