The more than 30 people affected by Rockstar’s layoffs deny revealing secrets and say they were fired for starting a union.
Rockstar is on todayand not just because of the usual rumors about GTA 6. Dan Houser, who was a key figure in the company, made statements about his career.
But now, the developer is in the news for something less positive: layoffs, the scourge of the sector, which recurrently return to events.
There are almost 40 people affected by these layoffs at Rockstar, which, far from being a discreet matter, is generating controversy due to conflicting versions of what happened.
Those affected by Rockstar’s layoffs deny the allegations
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) issued a statement a few days ago denouncing the dismissal of almost 40 people, in Rockstar subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Canada.
The reason is clear to the body: those affected were on an IWGB Discord channeldistributed among union members and anyone who wanted to open one at Rockstar.
IWGB accuses Rockstar of “an illegal act to break unions”like this “an attack against workers who want to organize to improve their conditions”.
Some accusations to which Take-Two responded harshly, stating that the dismissals were “for intolerable conduct”. But what exactly were they referring to?
The data was provided by Rockstar through Bloomberg, stating that Those fired “shared confidential information” on a forum which included people outside the company.
IWGB continues to defend its original version and accuses the developer of “being afraid that some workers Discuss, in private, your labor rights and seek improvements”.
For their part, the affected people organized Protests outside Rockstar North and Take-Two UK officeswhere they deny the accusations made.
In addition to demanding salary compensation and job recovery, former employees read statements about what they saw on the street.
“It was without warning, without proof, without letting him defend me.”says a former worker. “AND all because I talked to my colleagues in a private union chat”.
The matter reached the political sphere: Ross Greer, co-chair of the Scottish Green Party and MP for Scotlandexpressed support for the protests, urging the company to reinstate employees and negotiate better salary conditions.
It should be noted that this is not Rockstar’s first clash with IWGB: in 2024, the company broke an alleged previous agreement, when require employees to stop teleworking and report to offices five days a week.
New protests are expected in the coming daysBut once again, Rockstar finds itself in question; in this case, due to dismissals peppered with controversy.
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