Rockstar Games workers to vote on unionization right as Grand Theft Auto VI launches
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The Independent Worker’s Union of Great Britain has proclaimed that employees of Rockstar Games will officially cast their votes on union acknowledgment next month, culminated from a prolonged union effort and presenting personnel a chance to express their opinions on matters such as employee compensation, overtime, job terminations, flexible work settings, and generative AI regulations.
Voting will commence on November 12, 2026, and individuals will have until November 26 to express their support or opposition to the union. This occurs shortly after Jennifer Koble, Rockstar’s head of publishing, remarked on the union movement, stating, “we go where the team goes. If they desire a union, they shall have a union.”
The voting occurs separately from an existing tribunal concerning Rockstar’s 2025 resolution to terminate over 30 union workers for “serious misconduct,” an act that former employees and the IWGB have labeled as union suppression. The final arguments for this tribunal are set for November 17 and 18.
Both occurrences coincide closely with the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, the newest installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise from Rockstar Games and Take-Two, which is set to release on November 19. Take-Two anticipates generating $8 billion in revenue during the fiscal year 2027, partly propelled by expected sales of the highly-anticipated game.
A member of the Rockstar Game Workers Union Committee acknowledged the timing in a statement linked to the announcement, expressing that the company’s employees have a unique opportunity to “make gaming history not just once, but twice. As all our diligent efforts, skills, and creativity are acknowledged by GTA VI players for the first time, our voices will now be recognized for the first time as well.”
“For me, this vote fundamentally revolves around ensuring that Rockstar employees receive transparency and honesty regarding the decisions impacting them,” Easton-Steel commented. “When management decisions are concealed, we cannot adequately address matters such as the gender pay disparity,
