Liv McMahon and
Chris Faclapan,Technology reporters
Getty ImagesGrand Theft Auto (GTA) Rockstar Games Accused By A Spory Union Of Stack Staff In The UK To Prevent Them From Unionizing.
The Lepende Union of Greater Britain (IWGB), which represents people working in the tobacco industry, said 31 workers were shot on 30 October.
Union Patedg Rallies outside the company’s offices in Edinburgh and London on Thursday to protest what the games industry described as “.
The BBC approached the parent of Rockstar, with two interactives, for comment, which reportedly claimed that the staff had been sacked for sharing confidential information.
“Last week, we made a small number of individuals found to be distributing and discussing confidential information in a public forum,” a spokesperson for our company, “a spokesperson for our company, “a spokesperson for rockstar told Bloomberg in a statement.
“It has nothing to do with people’s right to join a union or participate in union activities.”
In large video game studios, information about game development is controlled – employees often sign agreements not to share confidential information.
Rockstar’s upcoming GTA 6 is expected to be one of the best-selling games of all time, with fans anticipating any news in advance of any information.
But union President Alex Marshall accused the rockstar of distancing himself from the “real cause” for the firing staff – which the IWGB believes is their union.
“They are afraid of working staff who are privately discussing the exercise of their rights for a fair workplace and a collective voice,” he said.
“Management has shown that they don’t care about GTA VI delays, and that they are prioritizing union busting by targeting the people who make the game.”
IWGGBAccording to the IWGB, the UK workers were shot at the end of October as part of a group that discussed discussing a union in the company.
Mr. Marshall said the non-stone employees are union employees.
Speaking to the BBC at a picket outside the Rockstar North Office in Edinburgh, he gushed as he stood next to the sales staff “and” no reason “.
“They were shot, we believe, because they were union members – which is a protected activity in the UK,” he said.
“We’re asking people to come out and support us, to demand their jobs and demand accountability from Rockstar.”
After clips from Grand Theft Auto 6 were leaked online following a hack in 2022, rockstar said It cost the company $5m (£3.8m) and thousands of hours of staff time to recover.
But Mr Marshall of the IWGB said the company’s move to lay off more than 30 UK workers showed it was “selective profits for workers and fans of their games”.



