Grand Theft Auto developers seek union recognition at Rockstar

UK-based Grand Theft Auto VI developers at Rockstar Games have requested voluntary union recognition through the Rockstar Game Workers Union (RGWU), established under the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB). Rockstar has 10 working days to respond. The union intends to bargain over pay transparency, flexible working, and crunch. The move comes amid an ongoing legal dispute in which the IWGB accuses Rockstar of firing 31 employees in retaliation for union activity; Rockstar denies the allegations and claims those workers leaked confidential information. If successful, Rockstar would become the second UK studio with a recognized union, after ZA/UM.

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