LogInThe absence of Ubisoft's response to the worker union's September message is "the straw that broke the camel's back."
Over 700 employees from Ubisoft’s France entities walked out on a three-day strike as called by the video game industry workers union STJV. The strike aimed to protest the company’s arbitrary request asking employees to return to the office three days a week.
As reported by Le Monde, this strike has been one of the “gaming sector's biggest walkouts,” with around 50 people “on a picket line in Montpellier and more than 100 in Paris”; Ubisoft offices in Annecy and Lyon were also affected. One of the attendees outside of Ubisoft's Paris headquarters said that workers become “disillusioned and felt the company was not listening.”
Clement Montigny of the STJV told AFP that Ubisoft’s decision to call back staff to work in the office three days a week broke promises and "calls into question the way they organize their lives." Ever since the union published its statement last month, the company has not responded, making it "the straw that broke the camel's back."
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STJV has listed the demands in their previous message, including the option for employees to choose their monthly working days in the office, an increase in salaries with “restoration of the profit-sharing at a 60% objective”, and a commitment by the company to truly listen to employees’ opinions.
So far, there has been no response from Ubisoft regarding the strike or the union's demands.
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