Strike at Raven Software is Over
After nearly two months and the announcement of unionization, a strike by Raven Software studio employees, started in response to recent layoffs, has ended.
The strike at Raven Software has come to an end. The ABK Workers Alliance group announced on Twitter that, pending approval of a union formation by studio's management, it had decided to end the nearly two-month-long protest "in good faith." Unused funds (including nearly $357,000 raised in a campaign on GoFundMe) will be saved for "future organizing or strike action."
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The ABK Workers Alliance was formed in July 2021 in response to a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over allegations of discrimination and harassment at the company. Much later, when testers began to be laid off from Raven Software, a strike broke out at the studio, initially planned for a single day but ultimately lasting until yesterday. In addition, shortly after the protest began, a fundraiser was organized on GoFund to support the striking developers.
The decision to end the strike is unlikely to stem from the announcement of Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard. Even before the announcement of unionization by Raven Software employees, ABK assured that this acquisition "does not change the group's objectives".
