The Video Game Workers Union (STJV), Solidaires Informatique, and CFE-CGC are calling for a national strike of Ubisoft France employees on 14 February to demand fair wages.<\/p>\r\n
“The negotiations have hit a wall,” say the three union organizations following the annual mandatory salary negotiations. According to STJV: \u201cIt has become clear to many Ubisoft employees that the reduction in their living standards is seen not as a bug but as a feature by the company’s leadership. For a company that continues to profit despite what many see as a multi-failing direction to expect employees to bear the cost to increase its profits is deemed utterly unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
After a challenging 2022-2023 fiscal year, the unions highlight “the improvement in economic conditions” this year, as the French gaming giant saw a 14.3% increase in revenue during its first semester, driven by the launches of new games like “Assassin’s Creed Mirage.”<\/p>\r\n
“We stand in solidarity with Ubisoft employees in their fight for fair wages and dignity,\u201d said <\/em>Ben Parton, Head of ICTS at UNI Global Union.<\/strong> \u201cIn an industry as profitable as video games, it’s essential that workers are rewarded fairly for their contributions. This strike is not just about Ubisoft; it’s a call for justice for video game workers everywhere.”<\/em><\/p>\r\n A day of mobilization had already hit Ubisoft in January 2023 to denounce managerial practices. According to union sources, “about a hundred employees” went on strike at the Ubisoft Paris Studio site in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis). A rather rare movement in the video game industry. The unions are hoping for an even stronger mobilization on February 14th.<\/p>\r\n It has become clear to many Ubisoft employees that the reduction in their living standards is seen not as a bug but as a feature by the company’s leadership. For a company that continues to profit despite what many see as a multi-failing direction to expect employees to bear the cost to increase its profits is deemed utterly unacceptable.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Video Game Workers Union (STJV), Solidaires Informatique, and CFE-CGC are calling for a national strike of Ubisoft France employees on February 14th to\u00a0demand fair wages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":12458,"template":"","categories":[],"global-issues":[],"sectors":[12],"cross-sector-groups":[],"workers-rights":[],"regions":[90,84],"topics":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n