Activision Blizzard has responded to the ABK Workers Alliance (ABetterABK) union drive, and while some would like to imply their response is illegal (or otherwise untoward, it's a fair bit more complicated than that.

Join us for a trip (back) into the National Labor Relations Act, what a card check drive actually is, and how the first amendment protects Activision's management as surely as it protects its employees.

Ray Parker Jr. might not really have known all there was to know about bustin' ...in Virtual Legality.

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#Activision #Union #Busting

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

02:09 Activision Responds (Responses to the Response)

06:56 CWA Calls for Neutrality

12:16 IGN and Understanding Illegality

21:06 Analyzing the Response

35:43 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"Activision Under Fire: A Legal View"

YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9PBxr5dNcoQLh2erIt2XrZ

"A union busting email..."

Twitter Thread - December 10, 2021 - Jessica Gonzalez

https://twitter.com/BlizzJess/status/1469355495664193536

"It's disappointing to see Activision Blizzard management..."

Twitter Thread - December 10, 2021 - CODE-CWA

https://twitter.com/CODE_CWA/status/1469393776082833417

"NLRB Changes Its Stance Towards Employer-Union Neutrality Agreements"

KMM Website - February 11, 2021

https://www.kmm.com/articles-659.html

"Activision Blizzard Staff Announce Start of New Strike Action [Update]"

IGN - Updated December 10, 2021

https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-strike-abk-workers-alliance

NLRA Provisions

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/157

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/158

"Interfering with employee rights (Section 7 & 8(a)(1))"

NLRB Website

https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/interfering-with-employee-rights-section-7-8a1

NLRB v. Gissel Packing Co., Inc.,

395 U.S. 575 (1969)

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/395/575/

"Your Right to Form a Union"

NLRB Website

https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/employees/your-right-to-form-a-union

CWA Authorizing Card (Form)

https://cwa-union.org/sites/default/files/form_0-100.pdf

"Le Marquis Hotel, LLC - Decision Summary"

CaseText - October 10, 2003

https://casetext.com/analysis/le-marquis-hotel-llc-decision-summary

"Quarterly Update of NLRB and Related Court Decisions January 2007"

Jackson Lewis Website - January 31, 2007

https://www.jacksonlewis.com/resources-publication/quarterly-update-nlrb-and-related-court-decisions-january-2007

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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