STRIKE! Activision Faces Biggest Union Push In Industry History (VL591)

Activision Blizzard's 2021 is about to get more fraught as the ABK Workers Alliance (ABetterABK) calls for a strike, starts a fundraiser to support that strike, and, perhaps most importantly, distributes union authorization cards in the midst of one of the most tumultuous times in the company's history.

Do they have the 30% support necessary to really put the pressure on Activision here? And what does that mean anyway?

There's no question this activity is "concerted", the question is whether the employees are with them...in Virtual Legality.

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#Activision #Union #Strike

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
00:54 A Better ABK Calls for Strike
10:07 A Risky Proposition
17:27 Authorizing a Union
25:20 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

"Today, the ABK Worker's Alliance announces the initiation of its strike."
Tweet - December 9, 2021 - ABetterABK
https://twitter.com/ABetterABK/status/1468943518248980486

"ABK Strike Fund"
GoFundMe Page
https://www.gofundme.com/f/abk-strike-fund

"Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc."
29 USC 157
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/157

"Unfair labor practices"
29 USC 158
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/158

"Right to strike preserved"
29 USC 163
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/163

Walmart v Our Walmart
NLRB Decision (Page 50 of 137)
https://www.employmentlawinsights.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/01/wal-mart-decision.pdf

"Definitions"
29 USC 152
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/152#8

"The Right to Strike"
National Labor Relations Board Webpage
https://www.nlrb.gov/strikes

"Activision Blizzard employees are taking one more step towards unionization today..."
Twitter Thread - December 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/Shannon_Liao/status/1468963095091372046

"All I want for christmas is an ABK union"
Tweet - December 9, 2021 - Jessica Gonzalez
https://twitter.com/BlizzJess/status/1468943519486124038

"Your Right to Form a Union"
National Labor Relations Board Webpage
https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/employees/your-right-to-form-a-union

"Representatives and elections"
29 USC 159
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/159

Basic Guide to the National Labor Relations Act
NLRB Document
https://www.nlrb.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/basic-page/node-3024/basicguide.pdf

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