Rockstar Games employees have publicly launched a union, called the Rockstar Game Workers Union (RGWU), as a legal dispute between the company and the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) continues. The RGWU is described as a subsidiary of IWGB. The move follows more than 30 Rockstar staff members being fired in October 2023. The employees and unions involved describe the firings as alleged union busting, while Rockstar has said the terminations were linked to alleged leakage of features from upcoming games. After the dismissals, IWGB prepared legal action against Rockstar, including claims that the company refused to negotiate regarding the firings. Those proceedings continue. Protests have been reported around the dismissals and the legal case. The workers’ public announcement frames the union formation as an effort to pursue worker representation and “justice” while the matter is still before the courts. The dispute centers on the circumstances of the layoffs and whether required bargaining and processes were followed, with competing explanations from Rockstar and the union.
Rockstar workers form IWGB-linked union amid legal dispute over Oct firings
Rockstar Games employees have publicly launched a union, called the Rockstar Game Workers Union (RGWU), as a legal dispute between the company and the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB...
- Rockstar Games employees have publicly formed a union linked to IWGB, called RGWU.
- The union is described as a subsidiary of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB).
- More than 30 Rockstar staff members are reported to have been fired in October 2023.
- IWGB has ongoing legal proceedings against Rockstar related to the firings, including allegations about refusal to negotiate.
- Rockstar says the firings were connected to alleged leaks of upcoming game features.
Developers at Rockstar Games have publicly announced a union known as the Rockstar Game Workers Union (RGWU), which is a subsidiary of the wider Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB). It comes as the IWGB is preparing to take the Grand Theft Auto 6 maker to court over the firing of staff members in a move seen by many as 'union busting' in October last year, which sparked protests as well as legal action. Read more
2 months agoLast year, more than 30 Rockstar Games staff members were fired in an act of alleged union busting by the GTA 6 developer. Rockstar claimed that this firing was because said devs were leaking features from upcoming games. Following this, the UK's IWGB filed legal claims against the studio due to them supposedly refusing to negotiate over firings, a case which continues on to this day. Now, Rockstar devs have gone public with their union, calling themselves the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union. Read more
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