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Rockstar Games is a video game publisher and developer known for franchises such as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead.
… Meanwhile, Rockstar Games is also embroiled in a legal dispute with the UK's Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain IWGB , which in November accused the company of committing "one of the most blatant and ruthless acts of union busting in the history of the games industry" after it dismissed ar… …
… Since then, the matter has become a major ongoing issue within the UK games industry. Protests took place outside Rockstar parent company Take-Two's offices in the months following the layoffs, and the incident even reached UK parliament . …
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… The company claimed the affected staff were dismissed for gross misconduct, but soon after UK's Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain IWGB accused Rockstar of committing "one of the most blatant and ruthless acts of union busting in the history of the games industry". …
… A Rockstar Game Workers Union was established earlier this year in response, and as of last month, it reportedly had "more members than it ever had before" . The issue even flared so brightly it was discussed by former UK prime minister Keir Starmer and in Parliament . …
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Developers at Rockstar Games have publicly announced a union known as the Rockstar Game Workers Union RGWU , which is a subsidiary of the wider Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain IWGB . …
… It's an unexpected announcement that comes a day after an employment tribunal ruled against Rockstar Games in an ongoing UK legal battle related to lay-offs and allegations of union busting. …
… "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," said Jordan Garland, an ex-employee who was let go after working at Rockstar for 11 years. …