Update, 4:25 p.m., 4/07/22:
GamesIndustry.biz asked Activision Blizzard if former contractors at Raven Software laid off back in December would be hired back as a result of this conversion and an Activision Blizzard spokesperson told the publication, "This conversion of nearly 1100 QA workers at Activision and Blizzard does not have any relation to the petition pending at Raven studio. The Raven situation is limited to Raven. The testers whose contracts weren't extended were welcome then, and now, to apply for any jobs at the company."
When asked by Bloomberg if current Raven workers would receive new pay initiatives as a result of today's news, Activision Blizzard said they will not "due to legal obligations under the National Labor Relations Act."
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