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As Rockstar accuse fired staff of leaking secrets, unions launch street protests against publisher Take-Two
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Last week, GTA 6 developers Rockstar Games suddenly fired around 30 UK-based workers on a charge of "gross misconduct". According to the UK's IWGB Game Workers Union, the firings are in fact retaliation against staff for attempting to unionise, as is their right under UK law. They called it "the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry."
This week, Rockstar pushed back against these claims in a new statement to Bloomberg, accusing the fired employees of sharing "confidential information on a public forum". The IWGB insist, however, that the "public forum" alluded to was just a private Discord channel for IWGB members and Rockstar developers to discuss working conditions and unionisation efforts, and that no confidential information was shared. The IWGB have also organised gatherings across the UK to show solidarity for the affected Rockstar staff. This morning, I attended one such gathering - a protest outside Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive's offices in London.
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Last week, GTA 6 developers Rockstar Games suddenly fired around 30 UK-based workers on a charge of "gross misconduct". According to the UK's IWGB Game Workers Union, the firings are in fact retaliation against staff for attempting to unionise, as is their right under UK law. They called it "the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry."
This week, Rockstar pushed back against these claims in a new statement to Bloomberg, accusing the fired employees of sharing "confidential information on a public forum". The IWGB insist, however, that the "public forum" alluded to was just a private Discord channel for IWGB members and Rockstar developers to discuss working conditions and unionisation efforts, and that no confidential information was shared. The IWGB have also organised gatherings across the UK to show solidarity for the affected Rockstar staff. This morning, I attended one such gathering - a protest outside Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive's offices in London.
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Last week, GTA 6 developers Rockstar Games suddenly fired around 30 UK-based workers on a charge of "gross misconduct". According to the UK's IWGB Game Workers Union, the firings are in fact retaliation against staff for attempting to unionise, as is their right under UK law. They called it "the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry." This week, Rockstar pushed back against these claims in a new statement to Bloomberg, accusing the fired employees of sharing "confidential information on a public forum". The IWGB insist, however, that the "public forum" alluded to was just a private Discord channel for IWGB members and Rockstar developers to discuss working conditions and unionisation efforts, and that no confidential information was shared. The IWGB have also organised gatherings across the UK to show solidarity for the affected Rockstar staff. This morning, I attended one such gathering - a protest outside Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive's offices in London. Read more
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6 November 2025, 1:17 pm
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Last week, GTA 6 developers Rockstar Games suddenly fired around 30 UK-based workers on a charge of "gross misconduct". According to the UK's IWGB Game Workers Union, the firings are in fact retaliation against staff for attempting to unionise, as is their right under UK law. They called it "the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry."
This week, Rockstar pushed back against these claims in a new statement to Bloomberg, accusing the fired employees of sharing "confidential information on a public forum". The IWGB insist, however, that the "public forum" alluded to was just a private Discord channel for IWGB members and Rockstar developers to discuss working conditions and unionisation efforts, and that no confidential information was shared. The IWGB have also organised gatherings across the UK to show solidarity for the affected Rockstar staff. This morning, I attended one such gathering - a protest outside Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive's offices in London.
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Last week, GTA 6 developers Rockstar Games suddenly fired around 30 UK-based workers on a charge of "gross misconduct". According to the UK's IWGB Game Workers Union, the firings are in fact retaliation against staff for attempting to unionise, as is their right under UK law. They called it "the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry."
This week, Rockstar pushed back against these claims in a new statement to Bloomberg, accusing the fired employees of sharing "confidential information on a public forum". The IWGB insist, however, that the "public forum" alluded to was just a private Discord channel for IWGB members and Rockstar developers to discuss working conditions and unionisation efforts, and that no confidential information was shared. The IWGB have also organised gatherings across the UK to show solidarity for the affected Rockstar staff. This morning, I attended one such gathering - a protest outside Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive's offices in London.
content_text: Last week, GTA 6 developers Rockstar Games suddenly fired around 30 UK-based workers on a charge of "gross misconduct". According to the UK's IWGB Game Workers Union, the firings are in fact retaliation against staff for attempting to unionise, as is their right under UK law. They called it "the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry." This week, Rockstar pushed back against these claims in a new statement to Bloomberg, accusing the fired employees of sharing "confidential information on a public forum". The IWGB insist, however, that the "public forum" alluded to was just a private Discord channel for IWGB members and Rockstar developers to discuss working conditions and unionisation efforts, and that no confidential information was shared. The IWGB have also organised gatherings across the UK to show solidarity for the affected Rockstar staff. This morning, I attended one such gathering - a protest outside Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive's offices in London. Read more
pub_date: 6 November 2025, 1:17 pm
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