Ubisoft Halifax was the company's first North American studio to unionize. It is now being shut down, with over 70 developers being laid off.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/36712639

Ubisoft’s first North American union, located at their Halifax, Nova Scotia studio, was certified on December 18th, 2025. Now, not even a full 30 days later, Ubisoft Halifax is closing.

    • fibojoly@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      7 days ago

      Eh, we are already unionized in France. The difference is we have laws protecting workers so they can’t just shut a studio down willy nilly.

        • Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          6 days ago

          Ok so did they organize and sue the company?

          Cuz enforcement usually requires more work such as a class action suit. Lawyers aren’t just jumping out there suing companies and filing the paper work to protect workers all on their own. There’s usually at least one person organizing it.

          So who’s the person who got let go at Ubisoft that got it started?

  • LoafedBurrito@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    7 days ago

    The open corruption and lack of empathy for the working class is just embarrassing. I hate EVERY company now since they only care about shares. They don’t even consider us as human, we are simply just tools for them and can be thrown away at any moment.

    • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.netEnglish
      6·
      6 days ago

      They always have. The owners of industry crave for the days of the Golden Age of Capitalism where they get to be the robber barons instead of just hearing tales about their Grandpa.

  • MonkRome@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    7 days ago

    It’s so easy to not buy games. When was the last good game they made? I guess I’ll continue to ignore their catalog.

    • winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      I think they own hitman but honestly I still prefer blood money anyway. Play the oldies, goodies or the new Indies, goodies.

      • Xilence@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        IOI bought Hitman back a few years ago, which is why World of Assassination is a thing. Before that, Ubi ruined it with a billion different packages. Now it’s a simple thing to get all three (modern) games.

  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    261·
    7 days ago

    Solvent corporations shouldn’t be legally allowed to dissolve positions.

    Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

    • beejboytyson@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      6 days ago

      “Wait your saying the guy that goes in and forcibly changes country regimes with murder is a baddie? No that can’t be it…”

  • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    6 days ago

    Got it. No more Ubisoft support and no more money given. I’m not a big fan of unions but with no federal laws to protect the workers I am even less of a fan of union busters.