Gaming News Ubisoft: A union called a strike following Yves Guillemot’s comments!

Strike at Ubisoft?

Very bad pass for Ubisoft what faces one of the greatest crises in its history. A strike was called after the statements byYves Guillemot, the co-founder of the French video game company. According to the Solidaires Informatique union, the announced “organizational adjustments” would mean many layoffs through “discreet closures of the studios” and downsizing. In that strike call, Yves Guillemot is clearly accused of absolving himself of responsibility by expecting Ubisoft employees to be “as efficient as possible” and to do “the best of ourselves”, meaning that overtime, management pressure or even result in burnouts. The strike is scheduled for Friday January 27 from 2pm to 6pm.

What are the requirements for Ubisoft employees?

The union refers to four main demands. The first concerns a 10% increase in all salaries to offset inflation. This is a decision that our sources say has already been made at Ubisoft in Canada and has not yet been applied to all subsidiaries. improvement of working conditions was also requested Establishment of the 4-day week. Always in the claims Full transparency regarding personnel changes was requestedand a commitment against veiled layoffs and Condemnation of Abusive Leadership Conduct who try to pressure employees to quit. According to our sources, Solidaires Informatique is in the minority at Ubisoft and the union culture is not necessarily predominant among the French publisher’s employees, which could indicate that this strike could be little followed. However, we can hope that the staff will manage to communicate with the management to improve their situation.