Activision's quality assurance team has voted to authorize a strike as contract negotiations between the publisher and its newly formed union remain deadlocked. The union, established in March 2024 and representing nearly 600 QA workers, is demanding changes across multiple fronts: wage increases, clarification on how AI will be deployed in their roles, enhanced worker protections, and reversal of planned staffing reductions. The timing coincides with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's imminent launch, though no strike date has been announced and the authorization vote simply empowers union leadership to call a work stoppage if talks don't improve.
- QA union representing ~600 Activision testers voted to authorize strike over wages, AI policy, protections, and staffing cuts.
- Negotiations remain stalled with no resolution announced as Modern Warfare 4 approaches release.
- Strike authorization gives union leadership leverage but doesn't guarantee immediate action.
A QA strike days before a major franchise release would create genuine logistical pressure on Activision to negotiate seriously on labor conditions and job security.
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Player.One
· Oct 16, 10:45 UTC
Activision QA Testers Authorize Strike as 'Modern Warfare 4' Launch Looms
Activision QA testers authorize a strike amid stalled union contract talks over wages, AI policies, worker protections, and staffing cuts.
Rockpapershotgun
· Oct 15, 20:27 UTC
Ahead of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's launch next week, unionised Activision testers have voted to authorise a strike
Call of Duty testers have voted to authorise a union strike. The union, formed back in March of 2024, is made up of almost 600 quality assurance workers at Activision, and plan to strike if conditions at the publisher don't change. Read mor…