Union urges Grand Theft Auto 6 maker Rockstar to address working conditions
Summary
A union representing workers at Rockstar Games, the maker of Grand Theft Auto 6, is asking the company to officially recognize the union so they can discuss working conditions. Some union members have filed legal action, claiming they were unfairly fired for trying to organize, which Rockstar denies.Key Facts
- Rockstar Games is set to release Grand Theft Auto 6 in November, expected to be a very successful game.
- The Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) Video Game Workers Union wants Rockstar to formally recognize the union.
- The union seeks improvements in pay transparency, flexible working hours, and clearer rules about overtime work, known as "crunch."
- Some workers say they were illegally fired last October for union activity; Rockstar denies this and says dismissals were for serious misconduct.
- Rockstar has studios in Edinburgh, Dundee, Lincoln, Leeds, and London.
- The union says working conditions have improved since 2019, including pay rises and bonuses for overtime work.
- Official union recognition would give workers more rights and formal ways to discuss issues with management.
- A tribunal will hear the legal case about the firings in September.
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