“Justice at last feels within reach”: Final hearing in Rockstar and fired GTA devs’ legal battle will kick off with a union rally

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“Justice at last feels within reach”: Final hearing in Rockstar and fired GTA devs’ legal battle will kick off with a union rally

Rock Paper Shotgun · 4 hours ago

The final hearing in a legal dispute between Rockstar Games and a group of fired GTA 6 developers begins on 10 September 2026, with the Independent Workers' union of Great Britain (IWGB) staging a rally outside the venue on the opening morning. The 34 staff were dismissed in November last year after Rockstar accused them of leaking confidential information via a union-run Discord server, a claim the IWGB rejects, arguing instead that the sackings amounted to union busting. The case is significant both for the individuals involved, who lost work on a project they had spent years developing, and more broadly as a test case on workers' rights to organise within the games industry.

The hearing will run from 10 September until at least 15 October at the Glasgow Tribunals Centre, following a June ruling that allowed the dismissed workers to pursue blacklisting claims against Rockstar as part of their case. The IWGB's rally is set for 8:30am on the first day, and former staffer Jason Lewis described the fight as reaching its "finish line." Supporters have been encouraged to buy union merchandise rather than boycott GTA 6, with proceeds going to the group's Fighting Fund, while remaining Rockstar employees are separately seeking recognition for a newly formed Rockstar Games Workers Union ahead of GTA 6's console release on 19 November.

  • Final tribunal hearing over 34 sacked Rockstar staff starts 10 September
  • IWGB alleges union busting; Rockstar cites a confidentiality breach
  • Hearing runs to at least 15 October, ahead of GTA 6's November launch

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