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Ubisoft Halifax Union Reaches Confidential Settlement After January Layoffs

The deal underscores worker organizing power during Ubisoft’s ongoing restructuring.

Ubisoft Halifax workers and supporters rallied in the Grand Parade in Halifax on January 29.
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Ubisoft workers and supporters rally at the Grand Parade in Halifax on January 29.
Ubisoft workers and supporters rally at the Grand Parade in Halifax on Jan. 29.

Overview

  • CWA Canada Local 30111 said 61 unionized workers from the shuttered Halifax studio approved a negotiated settlement, with terms kept confidential.
  • Ubisoft closed the mobile-focused site in January only weeks after staff won certification to unionize, cutting 71 jobs in total.
  • About 10 former Halifax employees who were not in the bargaining unit were not part of the agreement.
  • Union president Carmel Smyth credited member solidarity and local support, and an ex-employee said the closure shocked staff in the middle of active projects.
  • The outcome lands as Ubisoft refashions its business into five Creative Houses, enforces a return-to-office policy, and targets another €200 million in cost cuts after a Tencent investment.