They Say Rockstar Games Broke The Law
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More than 30 Rockstar staff fired for "gross misconduct"—the union says it's retaliation for trying to unionize, and they're taking legal action. Join us at http://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team! The notetaking assistant I use (affiliate): https://bit.ly/4nXa7Um 00:00 30+ Staff Fired Before GTA 6 01:03 "Union Busting" vs "Gross Misconduct" 03:03 The Union Isn't Backing Down 04:25 "Gross Misconduct" 07:26 Rockstar WAS Getting Better 10:21 The Fallout Sources: https://iwgb.org.uk/en/post/staff-at-rockstar-fired-en-masse/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/rockstar_games_fires_staff_in/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/-grand-theft-auto-studio-accused-of-union-busting-after-firings?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTkzOTg3MSwiZXhwIjoxNzYyNTQ0NjcxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNTBISEpHUFFRNkMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.9NYooKXrBMU_quRYMOSw6uACDogcIuS-E27t4GD8f2g https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/-grand-theft-auto-studio-says-fired-employees-were-leaking-information?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MjM4NDU1NSwiZXhwIjoxNzYyOTg5MzU1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNUEwS0JHUFdDTDgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.PipR6t4x9M3EqRs9jXeXrZNn3d-RZBZhXyh8pTYZhFs&leadSource=uverify%20wall https://insider-gaming.com/fired-rockstar-workers-protest-take-two/ https://bellular.games/loading-screen-one-of-gamings-most-controversial-studios-just-unionised/ https://bellular.games/loading-screen-the-devs-behind-the-worst-game-of-2025-are-suing-their-leaders/ https://www.gov.uk/dismiss-staff/dismissals-on-capability-or-conduct-grounds https://www.acas.org.uk/disciplinary-procedure-step-by-step https://www.gov.uk/dismiss-staff/unfair-dismissals https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-27/gta-6-release-date-rockstar-cleans-up-image-after-employee-backlash https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rockstar-employees-decry-crunch-controversy https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-rockstar-accuse-fired-staff-of-leaking-secrets-unions-launch-street-protests-against-publisher-take-two https://x.com/GTABase/status/1986434326582427665 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gender-pay-gap-in-games-still-wide-at-17-1-percent-for-2021 https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/sep/19/grand-theft-auto-6-leak-who-hacked-rockstar-and-what-was-stolen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-28/-grand-theft-auto-maker-tells-staff-to-return-to-office-five-days-a-week
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