"When deciding which video game to buy, "Is it fun?" is no longer the only consideration. Given the state of the industry, "Do I want to support this company?" is arguably more important. Take, for example, Ubisoft, where things seem to unravel more each day. After the floundering publisher floated even more layoffs this week, workers at its Paris headquarters said, "Enough is enough." They're now calling for a three-day strike."
"It recently shut down its Halifax studio just 16 days after employees unionized. Last week, it closed its Stockholm studio and announced additional restructuring efforts worldwide. It also canceled six games and delayed seven others. Then, earlier this week, the Assassin's Creed publisher proposed cutting 200 jobs at its Paris headquarters. Under French labor law, the company would organize the cuts through the nation's Rupture Conventionnelle Collective (RCC) process. It would require a mutual agreement between the company and the labor union."
Employees at Ubisoft's Paris headquarters plan a three-day strike from February 10–12, organized by five unions and the Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo. The strike responds to layoffs, studio closures, canceled and delayed games, and perceived authoritarian management. Ubisoft recently closed Halifax 16 days after unionization, shut Stockholm, canceled six games, delayed seven, and proposed cutting 200 Paris jobs via France's Rupture Conventionnelle Collective process requiring mutual agreement. Ubisoft will require five-day office attendance, reversing two remote days, a move framed as efficiency but criticized as a pretext to reduce headcount.
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