Ubisoft Barcelona workers strike over proposed layoffs affecting 51 employees
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Diego Argüello
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Ubisoft Barcelona workers have initiated strikes running Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from June 30 to July 17, organized by the Spanish union Confederación General del Trabajo, in protest of proposed layoffs that could affect 51 employees. The layoffs were proposed by Ubisoft earlier in the month as part of broader restructuring that included shuttering its Winnipeg and Belgrade subsidiaries.
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· 3 pulledUbisoft Barcelona initiated strikes yesterday, which are set to last until July 17, running on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, over the proposed layoffs that could affect 51 workers at the studio.
The layoffs were proposed by Ubisoft earlier in the month as it shuttered its Winnipeg and Belgrade subsidiaries.
The news comes from a bulletin sent to local media such as Hobby Consolas, penned by Spanish union Confederación General del Trabajo, which is organizing the strikes.
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