Ubisoft Reshuffle Debacle Continues as Workers Plan Strike

Ubisoft has ruffled more than a few feathers in the last week, thanks to recent news that it would be cancelling a swathe of games, postponing a handful of other games, mandating a return to office for its workers, and potentially laying off about 200 of its employees at its headquarters in Paris, France. In response to the aforementioned cost-cutting measures, widespread organizational changes, and potential layoffs, unionized Ubisoft staff members are apparently planning a walk-out in protest.

According to a post on Bluesky by the French Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (Video Game Workers’ Union), workers were informed of these changes at the same time as the press and the world at large, and the union alleges that the gaming giant did not discuss any of these plans with workers at mandatory union consultations mere days earlier. As a result, the five unions representing workers at Ubisoft—CFE-CGC, CGT, Printemps Écologique, Solidaires Informatique, and STJV—are jointly calling for a “massive international strike” on 10, 11, and 12 February, 2026. In the statement, the organizations reject what they call the “anti-remote-work obsession,” cost-cutting plans that negatively affect employees, top-down decision-making, and “coercive control” over staff working conditions. They also call on management to take responsibility for the decisions that have led them to this point and for sincerity about their failings. In the statement, the union leaders reveal that they have been in talks with Ubisoft for over a year about remote work, and some agreements that have been in place since September 2025 have been broken by the recent announcements.