# Rockstar developer union could end up over 1,600 workers strong and encompass nearly all UK staff below senior management, IWGB claim

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rockstar-developer-union-could-end-up-over-1600-workers-strong-and-encompass-nearly-all-uk-staff-below-senior-management-iwgb-claim/
- Published: 2026-10-30T13:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T14:40:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Rock Paper Shotgun
- Original article: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rockstar-developer-union-could-end-up-over-1600-workers-strong-and-encompass-nearly-all-uk-staff-below-senior-management-iwgb-claim
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology, UK

## Key points

- IWGB says the proposed union could cover more than 1,600 UK Rockstar workers.
- The vote runs from 12 to 26 November.
- Organisers cite pay, overtime and job security concerns.

## Summary

The Independent Workers of Great Britain says a successful recognition vote could bring more than 1,600 UK-based Rockstar Games workers into a union, making it the largest recognised union in the UK games sector. The proposed bargaining unit would cover nearly all staff below director level, giving workers a collective voice on workplace decisions.

Voting is scheduled to run from 12 to 26 November, around the planned launch of GTA 6 on 19 November. Rockstar has more than 4,700 employees across 12 locations worldwide, but the UK union would not include staff in other countries. Union organisers cite concerns including the gender pay gap, changing overtime policies and job security; a tribunal over the dismissal of 34 mostly UK-based staff is also due around the same period.

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