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1,200 Ubisoft workers strike in response to layoffs
At the end of last month, Ubisoft workers in the publisher’s native France threatened to strike in the wake of sweeping layoffs and cost-cutting measures. This week, they made good on those threats. According to GamesIndustry.biz, union members confirmed that at least 1,200 staff participated in the three-day strike, which was due to run from February 10 to February 12. While the strike action primarily took place in France, GamesIndustry.biz wa…
Le Journal des Luttes du 12 February 2026
Technologueid Jakarta Thousands of Ubisoft employees in France staged a three-day strike following a wave of layoffs and cost-cutting policies, ...
Ubisoft Workers Say Company Is Still 'Not Listening' Following 1,200-Person Strike, Legal Action Could Be Next
This week, roughly 1,200 unionized Ubisoft workers across France and Italy took to picket lines – bolstered by demonstrations of solidarity from non-unionized Ubisoft workers in places like Montreal – to voice opposition to a series of sweeping changes that Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has admitted will result in large-scale layoffs and game cancellations. So far, say workers, the planned three-day action hasn’t led to much motion within the compa…
Three weeks after Ubisoft's upheavals, the publisher's employees went on a three-day strike around the world, protesting against the elimination of home office regulations and the management of company founder Yves Guillemot.
Long a symbol of French success in the video game, Ubisoft is now going through one of the deepest crises in its history. Repeated dismissals, cancelled projects and degraded working conditions pushed some of the employees to strike from 10 to 12 February.
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