Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:) enforced a social media policy that conflicted with workers’ rights and illegally threatened staff in the policy’s enforcement, a U.S. government agency said on Monday.

Activision must settle its dispute before the Los Angeles regional director of National Labor Relations Board will file a complaint. A spokesperson for the NLRB stated in a statement.

The NLRB was looking into claims made against it by Communications Workers of America, a labor union.

In Wisconsin on Monday, the NLRB will total the votes of a few quality assurance Activision Blizzard workers seeking to join the union. This is in an effort to improve their working environment.

Since recent years, unions have increasingly concentrated on organizing workers who are not members of the union in the technology and videogame industries.

According to the videogame manufacturer “Call of Duty”, Monday’s allegations were false.

These allegations are false. A spokesperson for the company stated that employees can and do freely discuss workplace matters without fear of retaliation.

“Our social media policy explicitly says that it ‘does not restrict employees from engaging in the communication of information protected by law, including for example, rights of employees in the United States protected by the National Labor Relations Act,'” the spokesperson said.

Activision Blizzard employees have joined forces to attempt to affect the future of the company. They staged a walkout, circulated a petition, and demanded the resignation of Bobby Kotick, Chief Executive Officer. Microsoft Corp Activision was announced by (NASDAQ:) in January.