Posted May 29, 2026 at 8:07 PM UTCJExternal LinkJay PetersRockstar Games developers have unionized.Following Rockstar’s firing of more than 30 developers last year in a move accused of being “union busting”, developers at the studio have formed the Rockstar Game Workers Union. According to Game Developer:Now, the union is preparing to take Rockstar to court over the firings. RGWU says that more and more workers are joining from every one of Rockstar’s sites across Edinburgh, London, Leeds, Lincoln, and Dundee.The Rockstar Game Workers Union breaks cover[Game Developer]Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jay Peters
Rockstar Games developers have unionized.
Following Rockstar’s firing of more than 30 developers last year in a move accused of being “union busting”, developers at the studio have formed the Rockstar Game Workers Union. According to Game Developer: > Now, the union is preparing to take Rockstar to court over the firings. RGWU says that more and more workers are joining from every one of Rockstar’s sites across Edinburgh, London, Leeds, Lincoln, and Dundee. [Link: The Rockstar Game Workers Union breaks cover | https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the-rockstar-game-workers-union-breaks-cover | Game Developer]
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Rockstar Game Workers Union formed across five UK studios after 30+ developers were fired last year in a move labeled union busting. The union is now suing Rockstar over the dismissals—a compliance signal that organized labor is accelerating in AAA game development and the broader tech industry.
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