Ubisoft workers in France are summoning their collective power to protest the latest restructuring and cost-cutting decisions at the mega publisher, with five unions calling for a “massive international strike” in early February.
According to a joint statement on Bluesky and reported by Game Developer, five Ubisoft unions–STJV, Solidaires Informatique, CGT, CFE-CGC, and Printemps Ecologique–are proposing that all Ubisoft employees stop working from February 10-12 to combat a “CEO who doesn’t even dare talking to employees anymore.” This work stoppage is in response to Ubisoft’s return-to-office mandate, studio closures and game cancellations in the wake of its major restructuring, workforce-reduction suggestions, and general employee disrespect.
“We are not fooled: Rather than taking responsibility for layoff, they prefer to push us out by making our working conditions unbearable,” the statement reads. “It’s outrageous. Our colleagues carry on, hold fast, endure, out of solidarity, out of love for the industry, and out of passion. But enough is enough! It is because we love Ubisoft that this situation revolts us!”
