Thoughts on Rockstar firing 40 ppl due to unionization efforts? - Games and Tech Forum

GreenSwede · 2025-11-07T09:01:12+00:00

I wasn't sure where to post this but I posted this topic in Games and Tech seeing as it's about Rockstar and how this impacts GTA VI's development. So for those who haven't catched up on the news stories from social media recently, Rockstar ended up firing approx 40 people because of unionization efforts by some employees, many of whom were veterans who had been working at Rockstar for over a decade. An anonymous (but verified) Rockstar employee has made a lengthy post on the GTA Forums talking about what happened and it's worth a read. https://gtaforums.com/topic/1004182-rockstar-games-alleged-un... It's maddening to me that the games industry continues to shoot itself in the foot like this. The fact that Rockstar only just now announced the GTA VI delay should draw some serious suspicion. I'm convinced that Rockstar wanted to hide this union busting news into the ground, so they announced the game's delay in hopes that people would switch focus and talk about that instead. I have donated a tiny bit towards the fundraiser that's linked in the GTA Forums post and I urge everyone to do the same if you have the means to do so. If not, spreading the word helps.

Topic: Thoughts on Rockstar firing 40 ppl due to unionization efforts?

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StooMonster
Wed 26th Nov 2025

Politics everywhere is only advocated by those who want to force their politics on everyone else. 🥱

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SandyB
Wed 26th Nov 2025

@Kneecap they were already members of the union, it's not that they were trying to form one. There's a good PeopleMakeGames update video on what's happening next. Details the actions the Union are taking etc.

At the moment it looks like Rockstar haven't got much of a case but there may be details we haven't seen as casual external watchers.

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