"Ubisoft Halifax, the Nova Scotia-based mobile team in Ubisoft's stable of studios, announced that it was unionizing back in December . Ubisoft swears up and down that what came next was decided before 61 of its 71 employees joined the Game & Media Workers Guild of Canada, and if that's actually the case, Ubisoft sure stepped on a massive rake by shutting down the studio just weeks after organizing members made the union official."
"In a statement to Gamesindustry.biz , Ubisoft said the call came not from a cruel union-busting effort, but as part of years-long cost-cutting initiative on the Assassin's Creed company's part. "Over the past 24 months, Ubisoft has undertaken company-wide actions to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs," the statement reads. "As part of this, Ubisoft has made the difficult decision to close its Halifax studio. 71 positions will be affected. We are committed to supporting all impacted team members during this transition with resources, including comprehensive severance packages and additional career assistance.""
Ubisoft closed its Halifax mobile studio, impacting 71 positions, shortly after most staff unionized with the Game & Media Workers Guild of Canada. Sixty-one of the studio's 71 employees joined the union in December. Ubisoft attributed the closure to a 24-month company-wide effort to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs, and said the decision preceded unionization. Ubisoft committed to supporting impacted team members with severance packages and career assistance. The company has recently reorganized and laid off staff across subsidiaries, and Halifax had developed Rainbow Six Mobile and Assassin's Creed Rebellion, with the mobile release now uncertain.
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