Game Workers Unite org calls for Activision CEO’s job after layoffs

One of the most visible workers-rights groups for the video game industry is starting a social-media campaign to force Activision Blizzard to fire chief executive officer Bobby Kotick. Game Workers Unite began the #FireBobbyKotick campaign on Twitter today following a massive round of layoffs at the Call of Duty publisher.

Activision reported record revenues for its fiscal 2018 yesterday before revealing plans to cut 800 jobs. The incongruity between the publisher’s financial performance and how it is treating workers did not end there. Activision also hiked up its cash dividend by 9 percent. And it reiterated plans for a stock buyback program to pass on wealth to investors.