Doyinsola Oladipo

(Reuters] -A handful of Activision Blizzard employees (NASDAQ) voted to unionize at a studio working on Call of Duty, the second major victory in a drive for organizing the video gaming sector.

According to a tally made by U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) officers on Monday, employees in Middleton’s quality assurance section at Raven Software (NASDAQ:) Software voted 19-3 in favor of joining Communications Workers of America. 24 out of 28 eligible voters received their ballots. Two ballots were challenged, but this isn’t enough to alter the result.

“We respect and believe in the right of all employees to decide whether or not to support or vote for a union. We believe that an important decision that will impact the entire Raven Software studio of roughly 350 people should not be made by 19 Raven employees,” Activision said in a statement following the vote.

This win is a result of a rise in tech workers’ labor activity.

Vodeo, the North American’s first video game company to be represented by workers in North America, became operational December 1.

Workers at an Amazon warehouse (NASDAQ.) on Staten Island, New York recently voted for unionization, and employees at an Apple (NASDAQ.) store in Atlanta, filed a petition to vote in a union election.

Workers in more than 50 U.S. Starbucks cafes (NASDAQ: Starbucks) have voted to join Workers United. Five stores, however, voted against it, of the roughly 240 who have attempted to hold elections since August.

John Logan from San Francisco State University is a professor in Labor and Employment Studies. He said there was a lot of optimism and energy, and that labor organizing has increased across the nation.

According to official Twitter account of organizers (NYSE:), Wisconsin organizers called for healthier workplaces with appropriate compensation, realistic development times, and opportunities for career advancement in an industry that values quality assurance.

Raven Software’s success in creating their union will inspire other workers in the industry. Beth Allen, CWA Communications Director said that Activision must respect their decision to negotiate a fair contract.

Microsoft (NASDAQ) has announced its plans to buy Activision, a division of Microsoft Corporation.

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