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GTA 6 devs demand no more ‘crunch’ from Rockstar over unionization
The Rockstar Game Workers Union has held its first meeting with Rockstar Games to seek voluntary recognition.
Key takeaways
- The Rockstar Game Workers Union held its first meeting with Rockstar Games to present its demands.
- The union is demanding no crunch, pay transparency, flexible working, no AI, and a commitment to no layoffs.
- The union is seeking to restore work-from-home options that Rockstar ended in early 2024 over security concerns.
- The union is in a strong enough position to pursue formal recognition and strike action before the launch of GTA 6 has been mooted.
The Rockstar Game Workers Union has held its first meeting with Rockstar Games to seek voluntary recognition. During the meeting, the union laid out demands including an end to crunch, pay transparency, flexible working, a ban on AI, a commitment to no layoffs, and the return of work-from-home options which Rockstar ended in early 2024.
In their words
“We believe that we can be a studio with: No crunch, pay transparency, flexible working, no AI, and a commitment to no layoffs”
By the numbers
- 30
- Staff members fired by Rockstar Games in October 2025
How it unfolded
- Rockstar ended work from home citing security concerns
- Rockstar fired over 30 staff members
- Union held first meeting with Rockstar laying out demands
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- What happened with Rockstar Game Workers Union?
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