A UK employment tribunal rules against Rockstar Games’ request to remove blacklisting claims from an ongoing dispute involving alleged union busting at the studio working on Grand Theft Auto 6. The case centers on workers whom Rockstar fired in autumn last year. Rockstar says the employees were dismissed because of the leaking of “confidential information” through a public forum. The IWGB Game Workers Union, which represents the fired developers, disputes that account and alleges the firings were part of union-busting activity, including blacklisting claims. The tribunal’s decision means the union’s blacklisting-related allegations remain part of the proceedings and are set to be considered as a final trial approaches. With the blacklisting claims continuing, the dispute will focus on competing explanations for the dismissals: Rockstar’s position that the terminations stem from information disclosure versus the union’s position that they were linked to workers’ union activity and efforts. The ruling pertains to the scope of issues to be heard in the ongoing legal case.