--- title: Ubisoft Unions Demand CEO Resignation and Announce... description: Ubisoft unions are organizing an international strike in February 2026, demanding CEO Yves Guillemot's resignation. The action follows a mandatory five-day... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-unions-demand-ceo-resignation-and-announce-international-strike-over-management-decisions-ko8v1dv9o twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubisoft Unions Demand CEO Resignation and Announce International Strike Over Management Decisions | daily.dev og:description: Ubisoft unions are organizing an international strike in February 2026, demanding CEO Yves Guillemot's resignation. The action follows a mandatory five-day... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-unions-demand-ceo-resignation-and-announce-international-strike-over-management-decisions-ko8v1dv9o og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Ko8v1dV9o.png og:image:alt: Ubisoft Unions Demand CEO Resignation and Announce International Strike Over Management Decisions 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 Unions Demand CEO Resignation and Announce International Strike Over Management Decisions **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubisoft unions are organizing an international strike in February 2026, demanding CEO Yves Guillemot's resignation. The action follows a mandatory five-day return-to-office policy that particularly impacts employees who relocated during the pandemic, alongside restructuring into five 'Creative Houses,' studio closures, game cancellations, and €200 million in cost cuts extending to 2028. Unions cite a breakdown of trust, pointing to questionable leadership practices including promoting close associates and inadequate handling of the 2020 workplace abuse scandal. Five French unions are leading the protest against what they describe as unilateral management decisions made without employee consultation. ## Content Union representatives at Ubisoft, primarily from its Paris and broader French locations, are calling for significant management changes and have announced plans for a coordinated international strike. The central demand is for the resignation of CEO Yves Guillemot, following what unions describe as a complete breakdown of trust between the company's management and employees. The tension has been exacerbated by Ubisoft's decisions to enforce a mandatory five-day return-to-office (RTO) policy, a restructuring into five 'Creative Houses,' and substantial cost-cutting measures amounting to €200 million scheduled to extend until 2028. Employees who had relocated during the pandemic under the assumption of continued remote work policies have been particularly affected by the RTO mandate, facing an ultimatum to return to their original work locations or risk losing their jobs. This decision, alongside the abrupt restructuring leading to game cancellations, studio closures, and a substantial number of job cuts at the Paris headquarters, has sparked feelings of panic and betrayal among the workforce. Union representatives argue that CEO Yves Guillemot's tenure has been marked by questionable leadership practices, including promoting close associates and failing to effectively tackle the 2020 workplace abuse scandal. These practices, they claim, have stymied creativity and diversity within the company. The union-led strike is scheduled to take place over several days in February 2026, aiming to highlight these grievances and compel Ubisoft's management to reconsider its approach. Five French unions have organized the strike to protest not only the controversial RTO policy but also Ubisoft's overall approach to restructuring and cost management, which employees feel have been conducted without adequate consultation or concern for existing agreements. The unions state it is time for management to recognize that unilateral decisions cannot be made without engaging in dialogue with their employees. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [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), [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#remote-work](https://daily.dev/tags/remote-work) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-unions-demand-ceo-resignation-and-announce-international-strike-over-management-decisions-ko8v1dv9o) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Ubisoft Unions Demand CEO Resignation and Announce International Strike Over Management Decisions","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-unions-demand-ceo-resignation-and-announce-international-strike-over-management-decisions-ko8v1dv9o","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-unions-demand-ceo-resignation-and-announce-international-strike-over-management-decisions-ko8v1dv9o"},"datePublished":"2026-02-03T10:04:23.601Z","dateModified":"2026-02-03T10:04:48.628Z","description":"Ubisoft unions are organizing an international strike in February 2026, demanding CEO Yves Guillemot's resignation. 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