Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Blizzard Employees Plan Walkout

Employees of Los Angeles-based Activision Blizzard as planning a walkout today, in protest of what they say is the company's history of sexual harassment, and its poor handling of the situation. According to the employee group, it is holding a walkout to "improve conditions for employees at the company, especially women, and in particular women of color and transgender women, nonbinary people, and other marginalized groups." The group is demanding an end to mandatory arbitration clauses in employee clauses, improved interviewing, hiring, and promotion policies, and other efforts at the company.