Hope this kind of content is allowed in this commnity !

For context: CGT is the main union in France, this is an AMA run by union members of the CGT Ubisoft branch, but there are also other unions calling for a strike (STJV, Solidaires Informatique, CFE-CGC Fieci, CGT, Printemps Ecologiques)

Hello everyone,

We are members of the CGT Ubisoft, and today, we are available to answer your questions until the end of the day.

We are here to discuss everything related to our union experience at Ubisoft, working conditions in the video game industry, and the reasons that led us to call for a strike on October 15.

Do not hesitate to ask your questions, whether it is about the role of the union, the current situation at Ubisoft, or our recent actions. We are here to discuss and provide transparent answers.

We will try to answer most of your questions. However, we may not be able to answer those considered confidential

You can also find us on Instagram to follow our news: https://www.instagram.com/cgtubisoft/

I will translate questions / answers in a comment chain below

  • inlandempire@jlai.luOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Q:

    Since this is the topic of the day, the cases of walkouts and collective action that I have in mind often involve physical meetings/actions. This makes it easier to mobilize the troops and create a body effect. [I don’t know how to translate “effet de corps”, what they mean is that the union will show as one block, instead of seeming separated]

    Consequently, how do you manage, from a union point of view, the mobilization of physically separated employees?

    A:

    This is indeed a real difficulty, especially since the company refuses us the right to communicate by email to employees. We therefore use all the other means at our disposal to reach employees.

    As for the terms of the strike on the same day, we invite employees to join us at the headquarters for those who can. The others will simply stop working.

    This is a very good question, and it would be interesting to offer them an innovative mode of action. We will see if it is possible to stream the gathering planned at the headquarters. We are open to proposals.

    • inlandempire@jlai.luOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Q:

      OP, what is the internal morale of the teams (I’m talking about the field, obviously not the LinkedIn bullshit distilled by management)?

      A:

      Employees are very attached to their company. Their morale is starting to be attacked with the drop in living standards and the questioning of teleworking.

      • inlandempire@jlai.luOPEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Q:

        Even if your goal is to protect employees and their jobs, don’t you think that there are too many people in some sectors of IT today? With covid and the world having switched to teleworking for 2 years, the number of jobs in tech has exploded, and companies have recruited en masse. Except that today demand is collapsing, and is facing a void, since the strong demand at the time of covid has now been satisfied. Meanwhile, shareholders are still on their cloud of illusions of permanent and infinite growth and are always asking for more.

        In short, we know very well who is at fault in this mess, but don’t you think that a reduction in certain jobs in tech is necessary?

        A:

        We are indeed very attached to job protection. During the COVID period, profits exploded and this is particularly true for video games, investors expected to have the same level of growth. This period has ended, and some of the investments from this period have not been absorbed by the market. This is part of the vagaries of investments. The video game market is still growing despite everything and is actually doing quite well.

        We don’t see why we should get rid of tech employees.