Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 QA staff go on strike
More than 300 employees at Activision's Eden Prairie, Minnesota office have announced a strike to protest against the company's return-to-work policy. The employees say that Microsoft has enforced a strict return-to-office policy "despite more than two years of successfully working from home entirely or in hybrid with in-office".
The team works on the Call of Duty franchise, including the recently released Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and many believe the company is refusing their requests as a way to make them quit. They say that Activision even refuses accommodation to workers with ADA-certified medical conditions.
In a statement shared by ABK (Activision Blizzard King) Workers Alliance on X, the group says they were "forced into the office full-time under an unforgiving and unequal policy" in January this year.
They say the company has avoided requests for information about why their positions "require them to work in-office as an essential function" and has redirected them to the "Bargaining Committee".
Reportedly, the company has disrespected the workers with an email for National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which depicted a disabled person working from home. While employees aren't allowed "this essential tool for equal accessibility". They also blame the company for "championing DE&I while they continually them".
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