--- title: Ubisoft Barcelona staff goes on strike over proposed layoffs description: Ubisoft Barcelona workers have begun a series of strikes running Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from June 30 to July 17, protesting proposed layoffs that... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-barcelona-staff-goes-on-strike-over-proposed-layoffs-9nqmxmqmp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubisoft Barcelona staff goes on strike over proposed layoffs | daily.dev og:description: Ubisoft Barcelona workers have begun a series of strikes running Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from June 30 to July 17, protesting proposed layoffs that... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-barcelona-staff-goes-on-strike-over-proposed-layoffs-9nqmxmqmp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9nqmxmQMP.png og:image:alt: Ubisoft Barcelona staff goes on strike over proposed layoffs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: 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 goes on strike over proposed layoffs **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubisoft Barcelona workers have begun a series of strikes running Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from June 30 to July 17, protesting proposed layoffs that could affect 51 employees. Organized by the Spanish union Confederación General del Trabajo, the striking staff demands binding negotiations to retain all 51 workers, a five-year protection against collective dismissals, compliance with previously agreed internal promotions, a salary improvement plan review, and a return to 60% remote work. The layoffs are part of Ubisoft's broader restructuring that has also shuttered its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios and cut hundreds of jobs across Toronto, Red Storm, and San Francisco, amid a 54% year-on-year drop in net bookings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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