# Rockstar workers vote on union recognition as GTA VI launch looms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rockstar-workers-vote-on-union-recognition-as-gta-vi-launch-looms/
- Published: 2026-11-12T11:01:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T11:19:55+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/11/12/rockstar-workers-vote-on-union-recognition-as-gta-vi-launch-looms/5309319
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, GTA 6, UK, World

## Key points

- More than 1,600 UK staff vote on union recognition.
- Ballot runs from 12 to 26 November.
- A tribunal dispute over 31 dismissals is also nearing its final stage.

## Summary

More than 1,600 UK Rockstar Games employees will vote on whether the company should formally recognise the Rockstar Game Workers Union, part of the IWGB. The ballot runs from 12 to 26 November, just ahead of the expected 19 November launch of Grand Theft Auto VI; a successful vote would give workers a collective voice and create the UK games industry’s largest recognised union.

Nearly all UK staff below director level are eligible to vote. The proposed agreement would cover negotiations on pay, overtime, pensions, bonuses, leave and other conditions, and consultation on HR policies and AI. The ballot follows months of talks and a dispute over Rockstar’s 2025 dismissal of 31 workers, which the IWGB says was union-busting; Rockstar says it was for gross misconduct. Tribunal closing submissions are due on 17 and 18 November, while Rockstar’s publishing head has said management will respect the vote’s outcome.

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