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Ubisoft Labour Woes Spread, Milan Office Strikes in Solidarity

European conflict.In solidarity with the 700 French Ubisoft employees who walked off the job across its Paris, Lyon, Montpellier, and Annecy offices last week, Ubisoft's Milan office downed tools as the unhappy company sentiment spread to Italy. The dispute began over a return-to-work mandate for French employees, with Milanese staff taking preemptive steps to avoid being targeted next.As reported by Deadline (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz), concerns were expressed by Italian union Fiom Cgil that the compulsory, three-days-a-week RTO decree could just as quickly upend the lives of its members. In solidarity, it called a strike on the 17th October, sending a clear message to Ubisoft's C-Suite. A representative from Fiom Cgil wrote:Read the full article on pushsquare.com

In solidarity with the 700 French Ubisoft employees who walked off the job across its Paris, Lyon, Montpellier, and Annecy offices last week, Ubisoft's Milan office downed tools as the unhappy company sentiment spread to Italy. The dispute began over a return-to-work mandate for French employees, with Milanese staff taking preemptive steps to avoid being targeted next. As reported by Deadline (thanks, GamesIndustry.

biz ), concerns were expressed by Italian union Fiom Cgil that the compulsory, three-days-a-week RTO decree could just as quickly upend the lives of its members. In solidarity, it called a strike on the 17th October, sending a clear message to Ubisoft's C-Suite. A representative from Fiom Cgil wrote: "It is unthinkable that a young person who lives in another region or any case far from our territory could spend three days a week in Milan, turning their existence upside down: it is not economically sustainable and unfair on a human level.

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