Ubisoft employees in France are summoning their collective energy to protest the most recent restructuring and cost-cutting selections on the mega writer, with 5 unions calling for a “huge worldwide strike” in early February.
In keeping with a joint statement on Bluesky and reported by Game Developer, 5 Ubisoft unions–STJV, Solidaires Informatique, CGT, CFE-CGC, and Printemps Ecologique–are proposing that each one Ubisoft staff cease working from February 10-12 to fight a “CEO who doesn’t even dare speaking to staff anymore.” This work stoppage is in response to Ubisoft’s return-to-office mandate, studio closures and recreation cancellations within the wake of its main restructuring, workforce-reduction solutions, and basic worker disrespect.
“We aren’t fooled: Quite than taking duty for layoff, they like to push us out by making our working circumstances insufferable,” the assertion reads. “It is outrageous. Our colleagues stick with it, maintain quick, endure, out of solidarity, out of affection for the business, and out of ardour. However sufficient is sufficient! It’s as a result of we love Ubisoft that this example revolts us!”
The unions cited how the most recent selections, significantly the Rupture Conventionnelle Collective (a voluntary mutual termination settlement) that would see upwards of 200 French builders lose their jobs, have been information they discovered concurrently everybody else. Noting the dismissive method with which Ubisoft administration has disregarded or ignored its employees’ creativity and dignity, the unions mentioned they felt compelled into stringent motion.
“It’s time for our administration to know that they can not do no matter they need, whether or not with public cash or the work of lots of of individuals,” the assertion continues. “With out us, Ubisoft would by no means have conquered and transfored video video games because it has completed. We’re historical past, We’re Ubisoft.”
The unions mentioned that administration treats them like “youngsters who have to be supervised,” all of the whereas the corporate “will get away with lies and breaking the legislation.”
This comes simply two days after a report discovered that “anger and despair [reign] supreme” on the firm, with all the information that is coming to gentle following the large restructuring. On January 22, Ubisoft introduced plans to separate its growth groups into 5 “inventive homes” that can oversee particular franchises, which resulted in video games getting canceled–including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake–and studios shutting down.
GameSpot has reached out to Ubisoft concerning the decision for a strike and can replace this story ought to we obtain a response.