Rockstar Games workers launch union amid ongoing legal fight

Developers at Rockstar Games have formed the Rockstar Game Workers Union to push for better conditions and justice for dismissed staff. The move comes as legal action over last year's firings continues.

The Rockstar Game Workers Union, a subsidiary of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain, announced its formation publicly on social media. The group stated it aims to secure justice for 31 fired workers and to pressure studios on issues like pay transparency, flexible working, and an end to crunch. Employees from sites in Edinburgh, London, Leeds, Lincoln, and Dundee have joined the effort.

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Bethesda Game Studios union workers will hold marches on July 15 to protest recent mass layoffs at Xbox that eliminated 440 union positions.

An employment tribunal has ruled against Rockstar Games' request to remove blacklisting claims from an upcoming trial over alleged union busting at its Grand Theft Auto 6 studio. The decision allows all of the union's allegations to proceed.

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Three Scottish Labour MPs have accused Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar of blocking transparency in an ongoing legal dispute over staff dismissals last year. The lawmakers say the company has refused to cooperate with requests for evidence and appeal rights. Rockstar has not responded to requests for comment.

Workers at Ubisoft Barcelona have begun a three-day strike to protest planned layoffs affecting 51 employees, despite the strong launch of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced.

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Employees at Double Fine Productions have voted to form a union with the Communications Workers of America. The 42 full- and part-time workers follow similar unionization efforts at other Microsoft studios.

Striking staff at Quantic Dream have warned that planned layoffs of 115 developers will make it impossible to finish the upcoming Star Wars Eclipse game.

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Microsoft's communications lead addressed claims that recent Xbox layoffs aimed to replace American workers with foreign hires. The company cut over 3,000 positions to restructure the division.

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