demanding change and for management to “hold our leaders and companies accountable to the values we signed onto when joining.”
Companies donated food trucks to the event, and others provided porta potties for employees who attended. Blizzard leadership had also announced that all who attended the event would be receiving paid time off. For those who couldn’t attend the in-person event, there was also a virtual protest that took place in. Players conducted a mass logout that coincided with the in-person walkout at 1 p.m. ET.
Following the company-wide email, the company hired law firm WilmerHale to review Activision Blizzard’s policies and procedures. The law firm, notably the same used by, will go into effect immediately. With its union-busting history, the choice to bring in WilmerHale raises many red flags, and has made already skeptical employees more dubious about the sincerity of Kotick’s statement.