The Communications Workers of America said that, on Wednesday, nearly 400 video game workers within Blizzard’s Platform & Technology department have voted strongly in favor of union representation with the CWA, either by signing a union authorization card or indicating that they wanted union representation via an online portal. These newly represented units include software engineers, project and product managers, graphic designers, and more for Activision Blizzard’s Battle.net, the multi-functional gaming platform home to all Blizzard online products, managing Blizzard’s online services, website development, in-game purchases, and account management. Workers within these units also work on localization, QA testing, and customer support for other Blizzard products. Both units will be represented by CWA Local 9510 in Irvine, Calif., and CWA Local 6215 in Austin, Texas. Microsoft (MSFT), which owns Activision Blizzard, has recognized both units.
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