Don’t Nod workers are due to go on strike this Friday (November 8, 2024), following the announcement of the studio’s redundancy plan last month. The picket line will be next to the studio’s HQ in Paris, union STJV announced, with the gathering due to start at 2pm. Negotiations are ongoing following the announcement that 69 … Read more
It may have fallen out of the public consciousness a little bit since it began at the end of July, but the strike action by video game voice actors in the SAG-AFTRA union remains very much active. A picket was held at Electronic Arts’ studio in Los Angeles this week – but arguably much more … Read more
Over 700 Ubisoft France staff have walked out on a three-day strike in a dispute over home working and pay. Ubisoft’s France-based workers were called to participate in a three-day strike over a dispute around the company’s return to office policy last month. French game workers union STJV (Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu … Read more
The International Federation of Actors (FIA) has declared its support for the SAG-AFTRA video game strike. The FIA represents performers from over 60 countries, who “voted unanimously” in support of SAG-AFTRA during a meeting held in New Zealand earlier this month. A resolution was jointly proposed by the Actors’ Equity Association, Canada’s ACTRA, and Equity … Read more
The French union that represents employees at Don’t Nod is calling for workers to strike in response to a “reorganisation” plan that puts up to 69 jobs at risk. The reorganisation was announced yesterday alongside the company’s latest financial results with the move described as “extremely necessary” to stabilise and protect itself in an increasingly … Read more
Ubisoft Milan has called for a one-day strike in solidarity with Ubisoft France. As reported by Deadline, the Milan branch of the Fiom Cgil union expressed concern over the firm’s return to office policy. “It is unthinkable that a young person who lives in another region or in any case far from our territory could … Read more
