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Unionised staff at Raven Software have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board after claims both Activision and Microsoft are stalling over contract negotiations.<\/p>\n

Workers from the studio, which is known for its contribution to the Call of Duty series, filed the complaint last Friday. As reported by Game File<\/a>, the complaint alleged “Refusal to Bargain\/Bad Faith Bargaining” in relation to ongoing efforts to reach a collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\n

“After Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard<\/a>, our members were optimistic that they would progress quickly to a first contract at Raven Software,” Communication Workers of America president Claude Cummings Jr. told Game File following the filing. “Unfortunately, that has not happened.”<\/p>\n

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Unionised staff at Raven Software have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board after claims both Activision and Microsoft are stalling over contract negotiations. Workers from the studio, which is known for its contribution to the Call of Duty series, filed the complaint last Friday. As reported by Game File, the complaint alleged “Refusal to Bargain\/Bad Faith Bargaining” in relation to ongoing efforts to reach a collective bargaining agreement. “After Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, our members were optimistic that they would progress quickly to a first contract at Raven Software,” Communication Workers of America president Claude Cummings Jr. told Game File following the filing. “Unfortunately, that has not happened.” Read more 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