Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax
@uwch.bsky.social
Proud members of @cwacanada1.bsky.social and @codecwa.bsky.social
Inspired to join us in organizing the game industry in Canada? DM us!
https://ubisoftworkerscanada.com/
Inspired to join us in organizing the game industry in Canada? DM us!
https://ubisoftworkerscanada.com/
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As the workers of Ubisoft Halifax, we are proud to be part of a global legacy that began with the Guillemot family and now spans thousands of talented individuals around the world. Our labour powers the stories, art, gameplay, and technology that define Ubisoft’s success.
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We are extremely appalled and shocked at the recent news of the closure of Ubisoft Halifax - we stand in solidarity with all of those affected.
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
We are extremely appalled and shocked at the recent news of the closure of Ubisoft Halifax - we stand in solidarity with all of those affected.
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infuriated on behalf of my union siblings in Halifax over this, even moreso after the absurdly long history of struggle in Canada trying to get a union going within Ubisoft.
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
Ubisoft Shuts Down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion Developer Halifax Studio Just 1 Month After It Unionized - IGN
Ubisoft has shut down its Halifax Studio, just one month after 61 of its 71 workers voted to unionized.
www.ign.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
infuriated on behalf of my union siblings in Halifax over this, even moreso after the absurdly long history of struggle in Canada trying to get a union going within Ubisoft.
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
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Staff at Ubisoft's Halifax studio have officially formed a union
www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-hali...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-hali...
Ubisoft Halifax staff officially form union
This is the first bargaining unit in the French games giant's North American business
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Achievement unlocked: Halifax Ubisoft workers vote to form first union of its kind in North America
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Achievement unlocked: Halifax Ubisoft workers vote to form first union of its kind in North America
Around 60 members of staff for game developer Ubisoft Entertainment in their Halifax studio reached an achievement out of game, a successful certification vote to unionize.
www.saltwire.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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📫 2025 was a pivotal, and intense, year for the STJV ! Since the video game general strike #GG25 in February, no less than 6 new STJV union sections have been created and are going public.
A warm welcome to our comrades at Gameloft, Asobo, Million Victories, Kalank, Shiro Games and Iconik ! ✊
A warm welcome to our comrades at Gameloft, Asobo, Million Victories, Kalank, Shiro Games and Iconik ! ✊
December 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
📫 2025 was a pivotal, and intense, year for the STJV ! Since the video game general strike #GG25 in February, no less than 6 new STJV union sections have been created and are going public.
A warm welcome to our comrades at Gameloft, Asobo, Million Victories, Kalank, Shiro Games and Iconik ! ✊
A warm welcome to our comrades at Gameloft, Asobo, Million Victories, Kalank, Shiro Games and Iconik ! ✊
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From the CBC on our Ubisoft union …
Halifax video game workers form first Ubisoft union in North America | CBC News
About 60 workers in Halifax office voted in favour of unionizing amid concerns about AI and industry-wide layoffs.
www.cbc.ca
December 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
From the CBC on our Ubisoft union …
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Year-end news to celebrate! The video game sector is sorely in need of more unionization: work is precarious, conditions are rough and AI is an existential threat in this sector.
Congrats @cwacanada1.bsky.social and the groundbreaking workers in Halifax. Level unlocked.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Congrats @cwacanada1.bsky.social and the groundbreaking workers in Halifax. Level unlocked.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Halifax video game workers form first Ubisoft union in North America | CBC News
About 60 workers in Halifax office voted in favour of unionizing amid concerns about AI and industry-wide layoffs.
www.cbc.ca
December 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Unifor donated $4,000 to Feed Nova Scotia to support their programming this holiday season. James Stewart of Local 1520 (Maritime Paper) presented a cheque to the food bank.
Learn more: feednovascotia.ca | unifor.org/resources/social-justice-fund
#canlab
Learn more: feednovascotia.ca | unifor.org/resources/social-justice-fund
#canlab
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Unifor donated $4,000 to Feed Nova Scotia to support their programming this holiday season. James Stewart of Local 1520 (Maritime Paper) presented a cheque to the food bank.
Learn more: feednovascotia.ca | unifor.org/resources/social-justice-fund
#canlab
Learn more: feednovascotia.ca | unifor.org/resources/social-justice-fund
#canlab
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CANADA: Ubisoft Halifax workers form first North American union after 6-month fight, and Ubisoft’s response shocked everyone www.red94.net/news/15474-u...
Ubisoft Halifax workers form first North American union after 6-month fight, and Ubisoft's response shocked everyone
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www.red94.net
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
CANADA: Ubisoft Halifax workers form first North American union after 6-month fight, and Ubisoft’s response shocked everyone www.red94.net/news/15474-u...
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61 workers at Ubisoft Halifax have formed the first North American union at Ubisoft.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubi...
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubi...
December 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
61 workers at Ubisoft Halifax have formed the first North American union at Ubisoft.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubi...
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubi...
AND YOU SHOULD TOO!
A November 2025 GDC survey shows that 56% of US game workers are interested in JOINING a union!
If you have questions reach out to us or @cwacanada1.bsky.social
A November 2025 GDC survey shows that 56% of US game workers are interested in JOINING a union!
If you have questions reach out to us or @cwacanada1.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
AND YOU SHOULD TOO!
A November 2025 GDC survey shows that 56% of US game workers are interested in JOINING a union!
If you have questions reach out to us or @cwacanada1.bsky.social
A November 2025 GDC survey shows that 56% of US game workers are interested in JOINING a union!
If you have questions reach out to us or @cwacanada1.bsky.social
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BREAKING NEWS: Video game workers at Ubisoft Halifax have won union certification with CWA Canada! The Nova Scotia Labour Board granted certification today after 74% of staff voted Yes. Welcome to our newest members! The new unit includes about 60 workers. Now let’s negotiate a great contract!
December 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Video game workers at Ubisoft Halifax have won union certification with CWA Canada! The Nova Scotia Labour Board granted certification today after 74% of staff voted Yes. Welcome to our newest members! The new unit includes about 60 workers. Now let’s negotiate a great contract!
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Update: id Software producer Andrew Willis tells Game Developer that the union has "protected a pretty beloved IP from the volatility that the games industry has been through in the last few years."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
id Software workers unionize in response to mass Xbox layoffs
Doom developers at id Software have successfully voted to unionize in a bid for better working conditions, benefits, and agency of the studio's use of AI.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Update: id Software producer Andrew Willis tells Game Developer that the union has "protected a pretty beloved IP from the volatility that the games industry has been through in the last few years."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
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The sequel is always better
cwacanada.ca/2025/12/18/u...
The sequel is always better
cwacanada.ca/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The sequel is always better
cwacanada.ca/2025/12/18/u...
The sequel is always better
cwacanada.ca/2025/12/18/u...
We've done it! Ubisoft Halifax has voted yes to unionize with @cwacanada1.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We've done it! Ubisoft Halifax has voted yes to unionize with @cwacanada1.bsky.social
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would anyone who works in or adjacent to game testing/QA be willing to answer a couple questions for me? off the record, not to be quoted - just need some background info on automations to know whether a scenario someone described in a talk is common or unusual.
October 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
would anyone who works in or adjacent to game testing/QA be willing to answer a couple questions for me? off the record, not to be quoted - just need some background info on automations to know whether a scenario someone described in a talk is common or unusual.
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Dan Houser (co-founder and former Head Writer and VP of Creativity at Rockstar) acknowledges the critical role workers have had in the success of Rockstar’s titles, yet Rockstar is engaging in one of the most ruthless acts of union-busting in UK video game history.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Dan Houser (co-founder and former Head Writer and VP of Creativity at Rockstar) acknowledges the critical role workers have had in the success of Rockstar’s titles, yet Rockstar is engaging in one of the most ruthless acts of union-busting in UK video game history.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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ZeniMax union workers ratify historic contract with Microsoft
ZeniMax union workers ratify historic contract with Microsoft
'Going toe-to-toe with one of the largest corporations in the world isn’t a small feat.'
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June 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
ZeniMax union workers ratify historic contract with Microsoft
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NEW: Union workers at Microsoft subsidiary ZeniMax Media have voted to ratify their first union contract after two years of negotiations.
It's a historic moment for ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, and comes just months after the union authorized strike action after growing frustrated with Microsoft.
It's a historic moment for ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, and comes just months after the union authorized strike action after growing frustrated with Microsoft.
ZeniMax union workers ratify historic contract with Microsoft
'Going toe-to-toe with one of the largest corporations in the world isn’t a small feat.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
NEW: Union workers at Microsoft subsidiary ZeniMax Media have voted to ratify their first union contract after two years of negotiations.
It's a historic moment for ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, and comes just months after the union authorized strike action after growing frustrated with Microsoft.
It's a historic moment for ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, and comes just months after the union authorized strike action after growing frustrated with Microsoft.
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Halifax workers at Ubisoft apply for union certification
Halifax workers at global gaming company Ubisoft apply for union certification
Halifax workers at global gaming company Ubisoft apply for union certification
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June 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Halifax workers at Ubisoft apply for union certification
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If you're seeing the news from Québec and feeling FOMO, don't hesitate to get in touch with GWU Montréal at gwumtl.com, and our québec-wide campaign with CSN at sesyndiquer.org/jeux-video/e... The more the merrier!
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June 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
If you're seeing the news from Québec and feeling FOMO, don't hesitate to get in touch with GWU Montréal at gwumtl.com, and our québec-wide campaign with CSN at sesyndiquer.org/jeux-video/e... The more the merrier!
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Cette semaine, les travailleu·se·rs d'Ubisoft à Halifax ont déposé leur application pour se syndiquer! Lisez leurs motivations pour s'organiser entre collègues, et apportez-leur votre soutien pour le vote à venir au tribunal du travail de Nouvelle Écosse! cwacanada.ca/2025/06/18/g...
Game workers at Ubisoft Halifax file to unionize with CWA Canada
HALIFAX (June 18, 2025) – Workers at video game company Ubisoft in Halifax have filed to unionize with media union CWA Canada. The union filed with the Nova Scotia Labour Board today after a m…
cwacanada.ca
June 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cette semaine, les travailleu·se·rs d'Ubisoft à Halifax ont déposé leur application pour se syndiquer! Lisez leurs motivations pour s'organiser entre collègues, et apportez-leur votre soutien pour le vote à venir au tribunal du travail de Nouvelle Écosse! cwacanada.ca/2025/06/18/g...
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Earlier this week, the workers of Ubisoft Halifax filed to unionize! Read their letter in which they explain why now is the time to get together as coworkers, and give them all your support for the upcoming vote at the Nova Scotia labour board! cwacanada.ca/2025/06/18/g...
Game workers at Ubisoft Halifax file to unionize with CWA Canada
HALIFAX (June 18, 2025) – Workers at video game company Ubisoft in Halifax have filed to unionize with media union CWA Canada. The union filed with the Nova Scotia Labour Board today after a m…
cwacanada.ca
June 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Earlier this week, the workers of Ubisoft Halifax filed to unionize! Read their letter in which they explain why now is the time to get together as coworkers, and give them all your support for the upcoming vote at the Nova Scotia labour board! cwacanada.ca/2025/06/18/g...