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In February 2023, Activision Blizzard announced to employees that it would end its full-time [[Remote work|remote policy]] starting between April and June that year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 14, 2024 |title=Activision Blizzard planning to end full remote work |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/activision-blizzard-reportedly-planning-to-end-remote-work |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=www.gamedeveloper.com |language=en}}</ref> On November 30, quality assurance staffers were told that the company would end its hybrid work model and bring employees in [[Austin, Texas]], [[Eden Prairie, Minnesota]] and [[El Segundo, California]] back to the office full time in 2024. [[Activision Blizzard worker organization|ABK Workers Alliance]] accused the company of forcing out employees with this decision.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rousseau |first=Jeffrey |date=2023-12-19 |title=Activision Blizzard to end hybrid work for QA employees |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/activision-blizzard-to-end-hybrid-work-for-qa-employees |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}</ref>
On March 8, 2024, 600 QA testers at 3 [[Activision]] studios in Austin, Eden Prairie, and El Segundo formed the union "Activision Quality Assurance United-CWA" and voted to unionize (390–8) in favor, making it the largest video game union in the United States. Microsoft [[NLRB election procedures|voluntarily recognized]] the union.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=2024-03-08 |title=600 Activision QA workers unionize, Microsoft voluntarily recognizes |url=https://www.polygon.com/24093254/activision-qa-600-workers-union-microsoft |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parrish |first=Ash |date=2024-03-09 |title=Activision QA workers form the largest US video game union yet |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/8/24094602/activision-blizzard-qa-workers-unionizing-microsoft |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> On July 24, 2024, 500 artists, designers, engineers, producers, and quality assurance testers who work on ''World of Warcraft'' also voted to unionize.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eidelson |first=Josh |date=2024-07-24 |title=Microsoft’s ‘World of Warcraft’ Gaming Staff Votes to Unionize |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-24/world-of-warcraft-unionizes-growing-foothold-at-microsoft-s-activision-blizzard |access-date=2024-07-24 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref>
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