Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar fired 31 employees in October 2025, allegedly—according to the terminated employees—because they were trying to form a union. Rockstar denied those allegations, however, and said the employees were terminated because they revealed “specific game features from upcoming and unannounced titles” in “a public forum.”Legal action was filed against Rockstar over the firings, and that matter is still working its way through the system. But one outcome has been reached: Rockstar workers have formed a union.The Rockstar Game Workers Union (via Game Developer) is a part of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain, the union that’s been leading the effort against Rockstar on behalf of the employees who were fired in 2025. The union was announced with a play on gamers’ longstanding desire for the next Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer: “The video GTA fans have been waiting for.”GTA fans have been on the edge of their seats at the rumours a new video is about to drop…Well the wait is over.We present: the public launch of the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union.Our platform, to tell our story.youtu.be/iLOq_6rOpoM— @rsgworkersunion.bsky.social (@rsgworkersunion.bsky.social.bsky.social) 2026-05-28T22:29:04.668ZInstead of a videogame trailer, though, the video recaps the events of the past seven months, from the dismissal of 31 employees last year through protests at Rockstar offices, a commitment from the UK government to investigate the matter, and the legal action filed by the IWGB. And, the union says, rather than impeding unionization efforts, Rockstar’s actions only catalyzed them.”We are now bigger…
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