--- title: "Ubisoft Barcelona staff go on strike over 51 staff being laid off" url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-barcelona-staff-go-on-strike-over-51-staff-being-laid-off-uiielsj2q source_url: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-barcelona-staff-go-on-strike-over-51-staff-being-laid-off type: article source: "GamesIndustry.biz" published: 2026-06-30T10:43:15.445Z updated: 2026-06-30T10:43:38.187Z tags: ["tech-news", "game-development"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ubisoft Barcelona staff go on strike over 51 staff being laid off **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Staff at Ubisoft's Barcelona studio are striking over proposed layoffs affecting 51 workers, organized by Spanish union La Confederación General del Trabajo. Strikes are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from June 30 to July 17. Workers are demanding retention of the 51 staff through binding negotiations, a five-year job protection clause, previously agreed promotions, 60% remote work allowance, and a formal salary review. The Barcelona layoffs were announced alongside the closure of Ubisoft's Winnipeg and Belgrade studios, with the Barcelona studio being refocused on the Rainbow Six franchise. This follows years of deep cuts at Ubisoft, which recently announced a 'final' cost-cutting round targeting €200 million in savings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ubisoft Barcelona staff goes on strike over proposed layoffs](https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-barcelona-staff-goes-on-strike-over-proposed-layoffs-9nqmxmqmp) · Game Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [At least 1,200 Ubisoft workers strike in response to recent restructuring](https://daily.dev/posts/at-least-1-200-ubisoft-workers-strike-in-response-to-recent-restructuring-gk7ftieob) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-barcelona-staff-go-on-strike-over-51-staff-being-laid-off-uiielsj2q)