Union Busting? - Activision Responds To CWA Card Check Drive (VL593)

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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