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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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
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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