Ubisoft Barcelona workers set six strike afternoons over 51 planned layoffs

Ubisoft Barcelona workers are preparing six strike afternoons between June 30 and July 16, 2026 after a restructuring plan targeted 51 employees at the studio. Insider Gaming reported on June 27 that the Video Game Union Coordinating Committee announced strikes on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons across a three-week period.

The scale is specific: 51 jobs, or 28% of Ubisoft Barcelona’s workforce, are at risk. Insider Gaming connects the Barcelona action to Ubisoft’s wider cost restructuring, which also closed Ubisoft Winnipeg and Ubisoft Belgrade and affected around 380 employees in total.

The union demands focus on continuity and working conditions. They include a new binding mandate to keep the 51 affected employees, a firm commitment to block future collective dismissal processes for at least five years, execution of internal promotions that workers say were halted, restoration of a 60% monthly work-from-home model, and review of salary-improvement and benefits plans.

The r/Games thread treated the strike as part of a wider Ubisoft restructuring story rather than a single-studio dispute. Some comments speculated about Tencent and Ubisoft’s long-term finances, but the confirmed facts are the strike calendar, the 51 planned layoffs, the 28% figure, and the five listed demands. Original report: Insider Gaming.