Ubisoft Paris workers call for three-day strike over layoffs

Workers at Ubisoft’s Paris headquarters voted to strike from February 10 to 12, organized by the Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo and five other unions within the company, in response to recent cost-cutting measures including studio closures, game cancellations, proposed layoffs, and a return-to-office mandate.

The strike action targets management’s decisions amid ongoing restructuring at Ubisoft. Unions representing employees issued a statement declaring, “With management being stubbornly entrenched in its authoritarian ways, we are calling Ubisoft employees across France to join this strike, along with the five unions present within the company.” This mobilization follows the shutdown of Ubisoft’s Halifax studio, which occurred just 16 days after its employees unionized. The rapid closure raised concerns among workers about the company’s approach to labor organization.