Ubisoft Closes Game Studio Where Workers Voted to Unionize Two Weeks Ago

The union will “pursue every legal recourse to ensure that the rights of these workers are respected and not infringed in any way.” The union said in a news release that it’s illegal in Canada for companies to close businesses because of unionization. That’s not necessarily what happened here, according to the news release, but the union is “demanding information from Ubisoft about the reason for the sudden decision to close.”

“We will be looking for Ubisoft to show us that this had nothing to do with the employees joining a union,” former Ubisoft Halifax programmer and bargaining committee member Jon Huffman said in a statement. “The workers, their families, the people of Nova Scotia, and all of us who love video games made in Canada, deserve nothing less….”

Before joining Ubisoft, the studio was best known for its work on the Rocksmith franchise; under Ubisoft, it focused squarely on mobile games.

Ubisoft Halifax was quickly removed from the Ubisoft website on Wednesday…