Rockstar accused of union busting after firing workers over private Discord chats
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Key points
- A Rockstar employee, who is not involved in the union, stated that the alleged “public” forums were private Discord rooms set up by employees.
- The rooms were used to discuss the company, according to the same source.
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The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) claims the union unfairly dismissed previous staff in Rockstar’s union-busting efforts.
Rockstar’s initial public claim for firing the workers was for leaking private information in public forums, which the company claimed was a violation of privacy agreements. But according to a Rockstar employee, who is not a part of the workers’ union, the “public” forums were private Discord rooms set up by employees to discuss the company. Before the rooms were set up, Rockstar reportedly shut down various Slack channels, thereby preventing company discourse.
220 current staff members at Rockstar signed letters demanding the 31 fired employees be immediately reinstated.
“It’s clear to everyone close to this situation that this is a blatant, unapologetic act of vicious union busting,” an anonymous source, directly involved in the developing story, commented.
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) claims the union unfairly dismissed previous staff in Rockstar’s union-busting efforts. The firing resulted in protests outside of Take-Two Interactive’s London offices, alongside ongoing union efforts to gain legal control over Rockstar.
Despite their attempts to meet with Rockstar to resolve the matters through negotiations, the IWGB legal team stated that Rockstar refused to cooperate and persisted in terminating members of the union “in a manner that is unacceptable and unlawful.”
Rockstar Games is responsible for the development and eventual release of Grand Theft Auto VI, which recently received a delay to Nov. 19, 2026, from the previous May 26 scheduled release date.
