The NLRB says Activision Blizzard withheld raises from QA testers over their union activity; Activision is negotiating with Raven testers who voted to unionize (Shannon Liao/Washington Post)

Jules Roscoe / VICE:
The NLRB files a complaint against Amazon CEO Andy Jassy for allegedly violating labor law with comments he made to CNBC and Bloomberg earlier in 2022  —  Andy Jassy told CNBC that Amazon thinks employees would be “better off” without a union.  A new NLRB complaint alleges that violated labor law.

Shannon Liao / Washington Post:
Microsoft signs a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms for the first time, pending FTC approval of its Activision Blizzard acquisition  —  Microsoft has signed a deal to bring the Activision Blizzard-published Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo for the first time …

Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
NLRB: Apple’s Penn Square store employees in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize with the CWA, with 56 votes in favor and 32 against  —  Workers at Apple’s Penn Square store in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize with the Communications Workers of America, with 56 yeses, and 32 nos.

Bloomberg:
Apple’s unionized Maryland store filed a complaint with the NLRB after Apple withheld medical, educational, and other new benefits given to non-union workers  —  Apple Inc.’s unionized retail store in Maryland is filing a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board after it was excluded …

Kris Holt / Engadget:
Workers at Austin-based Alphabet subcontractor YouTube Music Content Operations file with NLRB for union recognition after the 58-strong group voted to do so  —  A group of workers at YouTube Music Content Operations, an Alphabet subcontractor, have filed with the National Labor Relations Board …

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Activision Blizzard reports Q3 net bookings down 3% YoY to $1.83B vs. $1.7B est., and MAUs down 6% YoY to 368M; Modern Warfare II made $1B+ in its first 10 days  —  Activision Blizzard reported that its bookings for the third quarter ended September 30 fell 3% to $1.83 billion compared to a year ago.