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GTA 6 studio Rockstar’s UK staff vote on a union, report says
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What is being reported
More than 1,600 Rockstar Games employees in the UK vote from 12 to 26 November on whether the studio formally recognises their union, The Register reported on 12 November, a week before GTA 6 launches.
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GTA 6 is due on 19 November, and Rockstar’s UK staff have a vote running alongside the launch. More than 1,600 Rockstar Games employees in the UK are voting on whether the studio formally recognises their union, The Register reported on 12 November. The ballot opens on 12 November and runs until 26 November, a week after the game’s 19 November launch.
The union is the Rockstar Game Workers Union, part of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), and nearly all UK employees below director level can vote. According to The Register, the proposed recognition agreement follows four months of negotiations between Rockstar management and employees. It would let workers negotiate over pay, overtime, pensions, bonuses, leave and other conditions, with consultation rights over HR policies and AI. If the vote passes, it would be the largest recognised union in the UK games industry.
A dispute that is still running
The vote follows a year of conflict. The IWGB accused Rockstar of union busting after it fired 31 members in October 2025, saying they were singled out for taking part in a private Discord group. Rockstar denied that and said the workers were dismissed for gross misconduct, not for union activity. The case went to an employment tribunal, where The Register says closing submissions are expected on 17 and 18 November, the days just before launch.
Rockstar’s head of publishing, Jennifer Kolbe, recently indicated that management would respect the outcome, The Register writes, quoting her to Bloomberg: “We go where the team goes. So if they want a union, they will have a union.” Beyond that remark, we found no Rockstar statement on the ballot.
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Where it stands now
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