Activision Workers Ask Labor Board for Union Election (1)

Activision Blizzard Inc. workers have asked the federal labor board to hold a formal union election after the company rejected their request for voluntary recognition.

The proposed union consists of about two dozen quality assurance testers at Activision-owned Raven Software. The group filed a petition for representation, the first step in initiating a secret ballot election, with the National Labor Relations Board’s Milwaukee office, agency spokeswoman Kayla Blado said Wednesday in an email.

The request comes as Microsoft Corp. prepares to buy Activision for $69 billion, the deal expected to close in fiscal 2023. The acquisition could stymie the union ...