For months, some employers who have required COVID-19 vaccines have gotten pushback or sued by employees opposing the policies. Now workers at one employer, Activision Blizzard, staged a walk-out when the company announced it was lifting a vaccine requirement—an announcement that has since been significantly modified. We've gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media outlets.
Management Concession
The gaming giant's chief administrative officer, Brian Bulatao, sent an e-mail to all U.S. employees announcing the company was lifting its vaccine requirement for all U.S. employees. Employees voiced concern about the plan, especially on behalf of immunocompromised workers returning to the office. Bulatao then said that individual studios at the company could choose whether to enforce a vaccine requirement. Members of the ABK Workers Alliance found the response unsatisfactory and some employees walked out for one day on April 4. The workers are demanding that the company make work from home an option for all employees and reinstate the vaccine requirement for all studios that haven't taken this action themselves.
Vaccine Requirement Will Remain in Place at Blizzard Entertainment
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