Salary negotiations between Ubisoft workers and the gaming giant have gone sour, leading to a strike day organized by the French game workers union STJV (Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo).
The mass strike took place on Valentine’s Day, February 14, and involved almost 700 employees from several of Ubisoft’s divisions, including the Paris, Montpellier, Annecy, Lyon, and Bordeaux studios. The conflict lies primarily with the alleged imbalance between management profits and the below inflation increases in employee salaries for the second consecutive year. According to STJV, Ubisoft continues to enjoy making a profit despite deficits in management, and workers are being exploited to increase profits.
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