Activision Blizzard QA Staff Strike Over Return-to-Office Policy

The walkout highlights tensions over workplace accommodations for employees with medical needs as the company enforces in-office work mandates.

Around 30 QA workers from Activision Blizzard's Eden Prairie studio protested the company's return-to-office mandate, which they claim lacks necessary accommodations for those with medical conditions.
The strike coincided with the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, a game developed with significant contributions from remote workers.
Activision Blizzard's return-to-office policy has been criticized for being decided without employee input and for allegedly harming disabled employees.
The Communications Workers of America and the ABetterABK union support the striking workers, advocating for work-from-home options to be reinstated.
Activision Blizzard maintains that it engages in discussions with employees requesting accommodations, although the policy has sparked similar protests at other major gaming companies.