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Staff at Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar begin union recognition vote

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Pooran, N. (2026, November 12). Staff at Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar begin union recognition vote. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/rockstar-iwgb-glasgow-b1304595.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-12 · by Neil Pooran

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Employees at Rockstar Games began a union recognition vote on a ballot running until November 26, which would establish the UK games sector's largest recognized union. The vote follows four months of negotiations and coincides with the upcoming November 19 launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, a release with pre-orders estimated in the hundreds of millions. The report highlights the tension between the union's push for worker representation and an ongoing employment tribunal regarding the dismissal of staff in October last year.

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Neil Pooran

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A ballot opened on Thursday will run until November 26.

2026-11-12 · assertive framing · Staff at Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar begin union recognition vote

A ballot is opening on Thursday, November 12 and will run until November 26.

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Topics

Discord GTA VI IWGB Rockstar Rockstar Game Workers Union

Subjects

Rockstar ORG · 3× IWGB ORG · 1× Nestor Uriate PERSON · 1× Rockstar Game Workers Union ORG · 1×

Narrative

Senior company figures who have given evidence at the employment tribunal have strongly disputed this, saying staff were dismissed after “disparaging” comments were discovered on a Discord server. Nestor Uriate, animation programmer and Rockstar Game Workers Union rep, said: “I am incredibly proud of the work we’ve put into making this game.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-14

A ballot opened on Thursday will run until November 26.

2026-11-14 · Evening Standard

Staff at Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar begin union recognition vote · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 0 hedged)

A ballot opened on Thursday will run until November 26. asserted

ballot → open → November

On November 19, GTA VI is due to release to the public in what is expected to be the largest video games launch ever. asserted

what → release → public

Pre-orders of the game are already thought to have been worth hundreds of millions. asserted

orders → think → millions

The IWGB said a vote in favour of union recognition would create the largest recognised union in the UK games sector. asserted

vote → say → sector

Union officials said the ballot came after four months of meetings with management and employees. asserted

ballot → say → management

The bid for union recognition is also taking place during an employment tribunal case concerning a group of Rockstar workers who were dismissed in October last year. asserted

who → take → October

we → give → game

I’m also proud of the union we’ve built here. asserted

we → ’m → union

For me, those two things are connected. asserted

things → connect → me

“We care deeply about the games we make and we want to make sure we can continue doing that work in an environment where we’re respected, have a meaningful say over our conditions and can feel secure about our futures. asserted

we → care → futures

“This isn’t about some external organisation coming into Rockstar and telling us what to do. asserted

organisation → come → what

It’s about workers coming together and building something for ourselves – creating structures that allow us to have a voice, to decide what we want to change and to collectively push for better.” asserted

we → ’ → what

A Rockstar spokesperson said: “We’re proud of our team, the culture we’ve built, and the game we’ve created. asserted

we → say → team

That’s all we have to say while we prepare to launch GTA VI.” asserted

we → ’ → VI

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