Activision Blizzard again accused of threatening employees for speaking out
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#5YQ1E)
It isn't the first time. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Activision Blizzard is facing another complaint to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that it's trying to keep employees from talking about their working conditions, despite their legally protected rights to do so. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has filed an unfair labor charge against the company, alleging that it told workers they could not discuss issues related to the sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit filed by state of California against the company," according to a press release from the union.
According to the complaint, an employee was threatened by a manager after posting an article about the lawsuit in Slack and discussing holding Activision Blizzard accountable with other co-workers. According to...