Back in October, Rockstar Games fired 34 employees for alleged gross misconduct. The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't. In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...

Rockstar Fired 34 People, but the Union Is Bigger than Ever

YouTube video by People Make Games

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NEW 🚨| 22 trade union leaders, representing more than 1.3 million workers, are calling on @rockstargames.com to stop playing games with workers' rights and recognise the @gameworkers.co.uk . Read and share the letter below 👇 #Solidarity #StrikeMap

22 trade union leaders have backed our call for @rockstargames.com to voluntarily recognise the @gameworkers.co.uk

Strike Map@strikemap.org · 3w ago

NEW 🚨| 22 trade union leaders, representing more than 1.3 million workers, are calling on @rockstargames.com to stop playing games with workers' rights and recognise the @gameworkers.co.uk . Read and share the letter below 👇 #Solidarity #StrikeMap

NEW: Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar has been accused of ignoring pay inequity, mandating crunch, and weaponizing bonuses by multiple unionized employees in the United Kingdom.

Rockstar accused of ignoring pay inequity and mandating crunch

Multiple current Rockstar employees and union members based in the UK claim the Grand Theft Auto maker is failing its workforce.

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Rockstar workers push to unionize ahead of GTA VI’s launch

Rockstar workers push to unionize ahead of GTA VI’s launch

More game workers are looking to unionize.

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GTA 6 makers have 10 working days to voluntarily recognise Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union or it may go to a government tribunal www.rockpapershotgun.com/gta-6-makers...

GTA 6 devs ask Rockstar for voluntary union recognition ahead of the game's fall launch. "There is so much that is special about the studio and the work we put out," one tester said. "We want... https://kotaku.com/gta-6-devs-ask-rockstar-to-recognize-their-union-before-the-game-launches-2000711599

GTA 6 Devs Ask Rockstar To Recognize Union Before Launch

The labor fight erupted last fall amid the sudden firing of several staff

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"We hope Rockstar voluntarily recognises the union; we are inviting Rockstar to meet us and make it a celebration of people who make the games possible." Work in the UK games industry? Join our union at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Insider Gaming@insider-gaming.com · last mo.

Rockstar Games Developers Hope To Unionize Before GTA 6 Launches insider-gaming.com/rockstar-gam...

Rockstar workers attempting to unionize today after mass firings and i hope to God they succeed. I want the people who make the games we love to be treated right lol

"We want to sit down with management and build a future where both the games and the conditions of the people who make them are as strong as possible." Today we applied for union recognition at Rockstar! Work in the UK games industry? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · last mo.

Grand Theft Auto developers seek union recognition at Rockstar

Our campaign for a union at Rockstar continues! Today, we've filed for recognition with @rockstargames.com, asking Rockstar to meet with their workers to agree a deal for good working conditions, fairness and a say at work. We await Rockstar's response. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Grand Theft Auto workers seek union recognition after mass firings

Exclusive: Staff at Rockstar Games hope move can be completed before release of GTA VI scheduled for November

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Attending Develop:Brighton in July? Join us for our social! ​We'll be hosting the social at the Lazy Fin (​some snacks will be provided!) ​All are welcome, union members and non-members alike - tell your co-workers and bring your pals!

Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union!

"Rockstar thought they could control the narrative. They're wrong, and we look forward to proving it. Our case will now be heard in full and put to the test as it should be. The world will get to see for itself the evidence as to what happened last October."

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Rockstar thought they could control the narrative. They're wrong" - tribunal rules against GTA 6 developer's request to remove union's blacklisting claims from ongoing legal dispute www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-rockst...

"After months of fighting to have our voices heard, this is a moment to celebrate. The judgment shows that even against a company with Rockstar’s resources, workers can stand together and demand accountability." We won't back down in our fight for justice. Every game worker deserves a union. ✊

Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Rockstar suffers legal blow in union busting dispute as trial date set

The fight for justice and a union @rockstargames.com continues ✊ Work in the UK games industry? Join our union at iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Workers asking for fairness, transparency and respect should not be met with silence and closed doors" - MPs accuse GTA 6 developer Rockstar of obstructing legal processes, as battle over 'union-busting' dismissals continues www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-develo...

Last week, workers at Magic The Gathering: Arena came together to form the United Wizards of the Coast-CWA union. We stand in solidarity with UWOTC and encourage everyone to sign their public petition calling for recognition by Hasbro. actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcl... Solidarity forever ✊

Tell Wizards of the Coast to Recognize Our Union!

The workers at Magic The Gathering: Arena have voted overwhelmingly to form the union: United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC)! We are asking Wizards and Hasbro management to voluntarily recognize ...

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA@uwotc-official.bsky.social · 3mo ago

WotC declined to voluntarily recognize our union by Friday, May 1st. While we're disappointed in this delay, together we remain strong in our convictions. We look forward to sitting down at the bargaining table so we can make Arena better for workers, for Wizards, and for our players. #UWOTC-CWA

Cute date idea: Job security, decent pay, and a unionised games industry. 🥰 The chair of UKIE @ukieofficial.bsky.social, the trade body for the UK Games Industry thinks job security is good for her, but not for you. Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Aftermath@aftermath.site · 3mo ago

'We've been a little bit too romantic about the idea that we should have employees and give people long-term job security' is an extraordinary thing for a video games CEO to say on record: aftermath.site/video-game-job...

Union workers take legal action against Build A Rocket Boy over alleged privacy violations "Build A Rocket Boy's toxic culture of secrecy and micromanaging is one of the worst I've seen in a 20 year career in the gaming industry."

Union workers take legal action against Build A Rocket Boy

One union member said the studio's 'culture of secrecy and micromanaging' is one of the worst they've ever encountered.

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After 40 workers signed a collective grievance, management removed Teramind from employee devices last month! But now, workers are demanding to know what data was collected and why the software was installed. Work in games in the UK? Join our union: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Chris Kerr@kerrblimey.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NEW: IWGB union workers have taken legal action against MindsEye creator Build A Rocket Boy over alleged privacy violations. Separate legal claims have also been filed against the studio accusing it of mishandling a redundancy process that took place last summer.

Over 1000 workers laid off, while Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games is worth billions. By forming a strong union in your studio, we can fight for job security and more. The alternative is our livelihoods at the whims of out of touch CEOs. Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 4mo ago

BREAKING: Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 workers today, sources tell Bloomberg News. Story hitting shortly

'If we love this work, we have to protect it:' Heart Machine workers secure voluntary union recognition

'If we love this work, we have to protect it:' Heart Machine workers secure voluntary union recognition

'Forming a union is one way we’re making sure we can keep doing our best work.'

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Raises, protections against AI, a fair crediting policy and restrictions on overtime! 😍 If you work in the UK games industry and want a better industry for you and your co-workers, join our union at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

CODE-CWA@codecwa.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Quality assurance testers at Blizzard Albany and Austin offices have reached a groundbreaking contract at Microsoft, marking the third union contract across the company's gaming studios. Solidarity!

We stand with the workers at Ubisoft. @stjv.fr @solinfonat.bsky.social

Redundancies and forced return to office measures are something game devs know all too well. By forming a strong union across the games industry, we'll be able to hold employers to account - nothing should be decided about us, without us. Join our union today at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 6mo ago

'We are shutting it down:' Ubisoft unions call for international strike

PMG have just released their excellent video covering the situation at Rockstar. Thanks to @chrisbratt.bsky.social for this great and important piece of journalism. You can check it out here: youtu.be/dnuipPQDd_w?...

Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Our statement concerning the decision to not grant interim pay relief to the member's fired by Rockstar. We remain confident in the strength of our case against Rockstar Games and we reiterate our firm belief that Rockstar broke the law when it summarily dismissed 31 union members.

We are extremely appalled and shocked at the recent news of the closure of Ubisoft Halifax - we stand in solidarity with all of those affected.

Staff at Ubisoft's Halifax studio have officially formed a union www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-hali...

Ubisoft Halifax staff officially form union

This is the first bargaining unit in the French games giant's North American business

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