Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxCTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal @gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Day 2 starting and the Ubisoft Workers of Montreal already collected 300+ signatures for their “Preserve Hybrid Work” petition! Most of the signatures were collected in person, so if you’re a Ubi employee, go meet your colleagues during break hours! Not an employee? Share this post to show support. 05836
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxCTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal @gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026On vous attend toustes au deuxième rassemblement #SaveOurDevs contre les vagues de licenciements, le mardi 18 Août à 12h30 au coin Prince x Wellington! Invitez vos ami·es pour supporter les travailleu·se·rs de Bethesda Montréal dans leur combat ✊ RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/save-...actionnetwork.orgSave Our Devs March - MontrealMicrosoft and ZeniMax leadership have made the devastating decision to slash over 440 positions across BGS, ZOS, id, ZWU(QA) and ZeniMax corporate(including CTO and CSUR). Because we organized and cer... 131
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxCTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal @gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Everybody out for the second #SaveOurDevs rally against mass layoffs on Tuesday, August 18th at 12:30pm at Prince x Wellington st! Invite your friends and come support workers at Bethesda Game Studios Montréal as they keep fighting for respect ✊ RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/save-...actionnetwork.orgSave Our Devs March - MontrealMicrosoft and ZeniMax leadership have made the devastating decision to slash over 440 positions across BGS, ZOS, id, ZWU(QA) and ZeniMax corporate(including CTO and CSUR). Because we organized and cer... 184
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026We learned a lot in our short time, and one of those lessons was "Don't trust the company knows what you're entitled to in severance." Go get 'em @bethesdaunion.bsky.social! #solidarity #gwu 0103
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The big Game Studios are fighting unionization tooth and nail, when in the end unionization is a direct result of the condition they've brought the industry to. Our leaders failed to be responsible stewards of our industry, so the workers are finding ways to address these problems ourselves. #gwu 03718
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxAftermath @aftermath.site · 17/07/2026Fallout didn't make itself aftermath.site/fallout-5-beth... 8801194
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The timing of this kind of press is intentional. How are they going to make these games when Bethesda and Obsidian collectively laid off hundreds? Don’t fall for it. 141162559
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Microsoft's handling of layoffs of @bethesdaunion.bsky.social members sounds familiar. Workers have rights and so long as we sit by and let them be trampled, game developers will continue to be exploited. And make no mistake, this is a form of exploitation. www.gamedeveloper.com/production/u...gamedeveloper.comUnions take legal action against Microsoft over Xbox layoffsCWA Canada president Carmel Smyth claims the company 'unlawfully fired people without giving notice to or discussing it with the union.' 0185
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The former Ubisoft Halifax crew are working hard. Here is the first new game to be announced from out colleagues and friends! #indiedev #newgame 0102
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Game Dev is still going strong in Nova Scotia! #gamedev 071
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 11/07/2026In honour of Assassin's Creed Black Flag releasing we'd like to share a cool fact! Did you know that #Pirates operated as democracies with a kind or proto-union structure? Quartermasters were elected reps for the crew and daily ops decisions were often done by vote. #gwu #gamedev #unions 37021
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back! We’re calling game workers, allies, and fans alike to join emergency rallies on WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th! Check this thread for times and locations as they’re established: 🧵 6632393
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxSyndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo @stjv.fr · 09/07/2026🇬🇧🪟📝📢 At least 3200 Xbox workers are being fired at Xbox. Together, the Xbox studios’ unions publish their list of demands on Microsoft’s plateform Player Voice. We need your help and your vote to force management to address them : feedbackportal.micro... 24618
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxGame Worker Solidarity @gameworkersolidarity.com · 10/07/2026#OtD 10 Jul 2023 AEGIS Workers Win Union Election www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action… 04211
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 08/07/2026SICK OF THIS CRAP? INTERESTED IN BEING RADICALIZED RATHER THAN BEING LED TO DESPAIR? We gotchu. 💪 Sign up for free, virtual organizing seminars w/ @codecwa.bsky.social: code-cwa.org/upcoming-tra... In the US or Canada? Join United Videogame Workers: uvw-cwa.org/membershipuvw-cwa.orgJOIN OUR UNIONDuesDues are calculated on a sliding scale based on 1% of your income, starting at a minimum of $15USD/17.30CAD.We welcome community supporters as non-voting members at the minimum dues rate. The full... 113876
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxOneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Those of us in Rockville were inspired by the Dallas team's vigil for those let go Monday and made our own Celebration of Service. We set it up this morning in the common area of the first floor at 9am today. 462648
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifaxplayswave @playswave.com · 17/06/2026Xbox spent a decade buying studios. Now it's closing them. Compulsion, Double Fine, and Ninja Theory are reportedly on the chopping block — the artsier end of a $69B Activision deal that returned just a 3% margin. 111
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Jon's back from the CWA-UVW panel at Toronto Games Week and he's shared his thoughts over on the @phantomrowboat.bsky.social website! 000
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026One of our members is working to help his hometown secure control over its own community hall. Its not our typical share, but its still people helping people. Consider taking a few minutes to check it out! 021
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifaxit's daniel @dkmode.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I'm moderating this, come through! 085
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 13/06/2026When it comes to "speeding up development" there are only a few options: Reduce scope, increase workload (overtime), or increase headcount. XBox already stated plans for layoffs, and Bethesda's games are known for their size sooooo... tinyurl.com/xbox-speed-devtinyurl.comMicrosoft Has Reportedly Considered Spinning Off Xbox as Asha Sharma Aims to Speed Up Development on Halo, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout GamesA new report has claimed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is speeding up development on new Halo, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout games as Microsoft considers restructuring or spinning off its gaming branch. 030
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 13/06/2026One of our members is joining #CWA and @videogameworkers.bsky.social in #Toronto today to share his experience and lessons from Halifax. If you want to hear about about our story and talk about unions and the games industry, come on out! #gwu #torontogamesweek 062
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Game workers across the continent are organizing and winning. Come hear how. ✊🎮 "Fight and Ye Shall Receive: How Game Worker Unions Win!" A panel at #TorontoGamesWeek 📅 Sat. June 13th @ 1pm 📍 TacoTaco Q&A + mixer with snacks to follow → tinyurl.com/cwa-uvw-tgw-...tinyurl.comToronto Games Week — June 11–17, 2026A week-long celebration of playful arts and games culture in Toronto, Canada. June 11–17, 2026. 03011
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Nothing like telling anyone except the employees that they're about to lose their jobs. The argument is that the company doesn't want employees finding out via journalists. Instead they get to hear it from their colleagues and social networks, because the company sure ain't gonna be on top of it. 020
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxLuke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 10/06/2026real "what the fuck is going on" kinda day! 322659
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 10/06/2026Fucking hell, Ubisoft. www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...pcgamer.comUbisoft closes another 2 studios, lays off hundreds more employeesUbisoft Winnipeg and Belgrade are gone, and nearly a third of its studio in Barcelona have been let go. 518632
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxDirty Rectangles @dirty-rectangles.com · 11/06/2026With guns?! 182
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 10/06/2026These kinds of efforts are the result of, you guessed it: labor! So do you live in the US or Canada and want to get involved to help make more efforts like this a reality? Check out how! 👇 uvw-cwa.org/membershipuvw-cwa.orgJOIN OUR UNIONDuesDues are calculated on a sliding scale based on 1% of your income, starting at a minimum of $15USD/17.30CAD.We welcome community supporters as non-voting members at the minimum dues rate. The full... 0204
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Putting the games industry up on the highest shelf until executives learn how to sustainably run a business 218431
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026They'll say, "Now isn't the right time to #unionize." But it's always the right time for worker #solidarity. They said unionizing put the nail in Hfx's coffin. #Ubisoft says it didn't. Regardless, being unionized meant we had tools to stand up for ourselves instead of facing them alone. ✊ #GWU 03814
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Our sympathies go out to Ubisoft Winnipeg. Having your studio closed on you sucks, but you will get through. ✊ insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-winn...insider-gaming.comBREAKING: Ubisoft Winnipeg Closed, Dozens Layed OffInsider Gaming has learned that Ubisoft Winnipeg is the latest studio to be shutdown by the company, resulting in dozens of layoffs. 084
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxIGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 06/06/2026So this is what IGN management thinks of fair wages. #IGNLive 11904385
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Great to see new life coming out of the aftermath of the Ubisoft Halifax closure! #gwu #gamedev 0103
Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxPhantom Rowboat @phantomrowboat.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Great time at #XPATL26! Let some awesome people, learned plenty, and had fun! #gamedev #halifax 0144
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Just because Ubisoft Halifax closed doesn't mean we stopped making games! #gwu #newadventures 083
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The most humbling part of our unionization campaign, and the layoffs that followed, was the support we received from workers in GameDev and beyond. Ubi Hfx may be closed, but we’re still workers, and we'll keep paying it forward. It's time for Game Workers to Unite! code-cwa.org #solidarity #gwucode-cwa.orgCampaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE-CWA) 091
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Wow, #WOTC really hit union busting bingo on this one! Keep up the good fight @uwotc-official.bsky.social We're rooting for you! #solidarity #gwu 170
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The fight goes on. Game development will unionize, it’s natural once you look at the industry’s history. For years, companies have pushed past the bounds of the social contract. What’s changing now is simple: more workers are choosing to stand their ground instead of walking away. #solidarity #GWU 09927
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Are you a game developer? Cornell and Western Universities are looking to hear about how AI has been impacting you! If you have 15 minutes, help the profs learn about AI in our industry. cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #GameDev #AI #ClaudeCode #ChatGPT #Copilotcornell.ca1.qualtrics.comAI in Game Development 2026The goal of this survey is to better understand the use and impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) in game development. 084
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026We've been quiet but we're back with good news! We're pleased to share we've reached a settlement with Ubisoft with the aid of @cwacanada1.bsky.social Its been a rough few months but we stand by our choices. We're excited for what the future holds for our members! cwacanada.ca/2026/04/14/w...cwacanada.caWorkers approve settlement over Ubisoft Halifax closureHALIFAX (April 14, 2026) – Laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a settlement with the video-game giant. The terms of the settlement, including the compensation… 06111
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 22/03/2026There is a reason Unions became a thing. It's the same reasons they are still a thing. Unions work. They are not easy. They are rarely perfect. But they give workers power and options that they don't otherwise have, and that's a good thing. #unions #gwu #solidarity 07425
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026#Ubisoft tells the AC Rebellion community that Live Ops continues with a new team in Paris. Work that was being done by #Halifax didn’t disappear, it moved. When a studio unionizes and the work relocates elsewhere, it deserves scrutiny. #GWU #WorkersRights www.reddit.com/r/ACRebellio...reddit.comFrom the ACRebellion community on RedditExplore this post and more from the ACRebellion community 12016
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Congrats to the folks at Heart Machine on having their union recognized! #solidarity #gwu www.gamesindustry.biz/hyper-light-...gamesindustry.bizHyper Light Drifter studio Heart Machine voluntarily recognises union13 members of staff have formed a bargaining unit at the developer following several rounds of layoffs 0163
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 05/03/2026People will always find excuses not to #Unionize: - Business is down, unionizing could be risky. - Things are great, why bother unionizing? The truth is unionizing is simply about workers supporting workers and ensuring they have a say in what happens next. And that's good anytime. #gwu #gamedev 04724
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Sometimes the fight for workers' rights involves a little rebellion. #solidarity #toronto #gwu 0258
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Reposted by Ubisoft Workers of Canada: HalifaxUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Responses to the We’re Done Playing Petition responses are often brutal. The layoffs game developers experience are shocking, callous, and wreak havoc on their lives, and the lives of the people closest to them. Have you signed the petition? Add your voice here: actionnetwork.org/forms/were-d... 2265124
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 02/03/2026AI is changing our industry. Game development has always been on the cutting edge, and this moment is no different. What Game Developers want is a voice in how that evolution unfolds. #GameDev #GWU #Unions 030
Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 02/03/2026SPEAK UP! Rally for Arts, Heritage & Culture this Wednesday across #NovaScotia. The arts are central to what we do. For many of us, it’s why we got into #GameDev to begin with. While we fight for fair treatment, we must also stand up for the future of our craft. writers.ns.ca/events/speak...writers.ns.caSPEAK UP! Rally for Arts, Heritage, & Culture (Annapolis Royal, Antigonish, Halifax, Liverpool, Shelburne, Sydney, Truro, Wolfville, & Yarmouth)***Pre-Rally Gathering & Sign-Making (Halifax)***: Starting at 9:30am on March 4, members and supporters of all Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia (CFNS) are invited to our offices (1113 Marginal Rd,... 0126