Rockstar Games Staff Set for 'Historic' Union Vote at the Same Time GTA 6 Comes Out

Rockstar staff will vote on union recognition amid the launch of GTA 6.

Recognition of the IWGB Union at Rockstar will be put to an employee vote from November 12-26, which just so happens to coincide with the release of GTA 6 itself, on November 19.

The terms of the recognition deal were agreed following months of negotiations that took place even as the IWGB and Rockstar clashed over the firing of 31 workers for allegedly leaking company secrets in October last year. The IWGB has alleged the workers were unlawfully fired, and have accused Rockstar Games of union busting. The vote will overlap with the closing submissions of the ongoing employment tribunal, which are set for November 17-18.

The deal would give workers a say over topics including pay and bonuses, overtime, redundancies, flexible working arrangements, and generative AI policies, the IWGB said. Developer Rockstar North, which is part of GTA publisher Rockstar Games, is in Edinburgh, Scotland. …