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Rockstar Workers in the UK Will Hold a Union Vote Just as GTA 6 Is Released

Workers are seeking recognition to negotiate pay, overtime, redundancies, flexible working and generative artificial intelligence policies.

  • UK workers at Rockstar Games will vote on establishing a union with the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain from November 12 through 26, with the ballot period coinciding with GTA 6's launch on November 19.
  • The Independent Workers Union brought a complaint after Rockstar fired 31 employees in October 2025, most of whom were union members or organizing. Rockstar maintains the terminations were for "Gross misconduct, and for no other reason."
  • An employment tribunal regarding the labor dispute is currently ongoing in recent weeks, revealing a "mole" in the union Discord server who allegedly leaked secrets to Rockstar in exchange for time off.
  • If successful, the Rockstar Game Workers Union would become the largest recognized video game sector union in Great Britain. "We go where the team goes," Jennifer Kolbe, head of publishing at Rockstar, told Bloomberg's Jason Schreier.
  • Closing submissions in the ongoing employment tribunal are expected on November 17 or 18, just before GTA 6's launch, concluding a legal case alleging union-busting at the developer.
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Rockstar workers in the UK will hold a union vote just as GTA 6 is released

A legal case alleging union-busting at the game developer will also wrap next month.

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Edinburgh Rockstar workers to hold union vote alongside GTA VI launch

UK games sector could see biggest ever union as Rockstar workers go to ballot next month

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Rockstar Games Devs In The UK Will Hold A Union Vote During The Launch Of GTA 6

The voting period runs from November 12 through 26

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Rockstar Uk Staff To Hold Rockstar Union Vote Nov 12

NoSmokeSport - Sports News & Latest Trending World News NoSmokeSport - Sports News & Latest Trending World News - Better Sport News Developers at Rockstar Games' UK studios will vote on unionization from Nov 12-26, coinciding with the release of GTA 6, potentially creating the UK's larges... The post rockstar uk staff to hold rockstar union vote nov 12 first appeared on NoSmokeSport - Sports News & Latest Trending World News and is written by La…

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Rockstar Games employees to hold union election through November...

Only source is Schreier's post right now, but he's obviously not a bullshitter. Will update with a link and quotes when a proper article is out.

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Rockstar will hold union vote right on top of Grand Theft Auto 6 release

It's going to be a busy November for Rockstar workers.

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Kotaku broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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