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GTA 6 Developers Announce Rockstar Games Union

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GTA 6 developers have formally announced a union to combat Rockstar Games’ actions which will be debated in court. On Thursday, the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and Rockstar staff members announced the Rockstar Game Workers Union. This union will be part of the IWGB. The...
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GTA 6 developers have formally announced a union to combat Rockstar Games' actions which will be debated in court.

On Thursday, the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and Rockstar staff members announced the Rockstar Game Workers Union. This union will be part of the IWGB. The reveal came in the form of an informative video which delves into their motives and what we should be looking out for in the future.

This union is the one facing a legal battle with Rockstar. Over 30 employees were fired last year for "gross misconduct" which the IWGB disputes as an act of union busting. As time has passed, the union has now been fully set up and is looking to fight Rockstar Games in court. A date for the trial in court has been set though not been published by the union just yet.

The Rockstar Game Workers Union say in their video that Rockstar's actions towards those 30+ staffers charged others to join the union. Whilst most of the affected workers were based at Rockstar North in Edinburgh, the seeds have spread far and wide. The union claims a sizeable number of Rockstar employees from their London, Leeds, Lincoln and Dundee offices have joined forces with the many others in Edinburgh.

Together, we are organising around the things we want to change. Starting with:

  • Pay transparency
  • Flexible working
  • An end to crunch
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The Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union have created BlueSky, Instagram and Twitter accounts for you to follow and receive updates from. There is also a page to donate towards their legal battle with Rockstar here.
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The flexible working request can be a bit of a stretch, depending on what exactly they mean and what are the limits.
To be able to change your working hours for a time period because of a difficulty you are facing in your personal life is acceptable.
If you ask to work permanently in hours that the rest of the team doesn't and you create a delay of 1 day for things to happen, maybe that place is no longer good for you.

I am all in for jobs to have all the benefits in the world, but in the end you are there to produce something and create profit for your employers. If you don't like this, don't join the business.
 
Embearded said:
The flexible working request can be a bit of a stretch, depending on what exactly they mean and what are the limits.
To be able to change your working hours for a time period because of a difficulty you are facing in your personal life is acceptable.
If you ask to work permanently in hours that the rest of the team doesn't and you create a delay of 1 day for things to happen, maybe that place is no longer good for you.

I am all in for jobs to have all the benefits in the world, but in the end you are there to produce something and create profit for your employers. If you don't like this, don't join the business.
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I am afraid the law is changing in the UK and the company has to have a business case to decline. At the end of the day devs like any worker aren't supposed to be husks working themselves to an early grave so that the same twats charging you £80 a game, point cards etc can get a better holiday.
I've been in a company that moved from 8-6 mon to sat to 24/7 and 1 week rota visibility and the bitch director, when staff asked for more visibility for families said "having children is a life choice and not our problem". As usual she moved on to ruin another company within 2 years.
Unions and laws are needed because corporations are run by sociopaths.
 
This is basically the devs "getting their piece of the pie" with the sure to be highest grossing piece of entertainment ever.

I can't say I blame them. The people that are putting this game together *should* reap hefty bonuses instead of the corporate suits who will get their cut anyways.

This is almost mirroring the Samsung chip makers/workers Union situation regarding they just massive ai chip profits and those workers getting their "cut". Apparently they just accepted $400,000 bonuses.
 
Gaiff said:
The one thing Gaf hates more than woke games: workers' rights.
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Yep. GAF hates when someone has better working conditions than they do. And we're talking about multi billion dollar companies that can easily create way better working conditions for their employees. For GAF someone asking for better working conditions = untalented, uninspired lazy, fat commie fuck.
 
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Funnily enough by hiring loads of leftists.
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This is true, but what also is true is that they are screwing their workers with shit contracts and outsourcing so much stuff to developing countries. Plus managers can be morons and know nothing about gaming.

Leftists workers are just part of the problem.
 
Bojji said:
This is true, but what also is true is that they are screwing their workers with shit contracts and outsourcing so much stuff to developing countries. Plus managers can be morons and know nothing about gaming.

Leftists workers are just part of the problem.
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Yeah i don't blame a single side here. The corporations are as bad as the clowns they hire. It's just an all around shitshow of epic proportions. That's why i pretty much bailed from western made video games (rare exceptions and retro stuff excluded).
 
Ii's like those devs tik tok videos.

8:00 am a coffe and speaking with coworkers, then work a hour.

11:00 breakfast

12:00 working a hour.

13:00 gym at work.

14:00 get home.
 
Anyone with half a brain at rockstar will steer clear away from this retard shit.

That name on your CV alone opens doors that most people dream of. No need to burn bridges even if you dont like working there.

Once blacklisted, always blacklisted
 
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Unionizing can be a good thing for efficiency and workflow if management keeps pressure on the union workers.

I am in a union and we have good hours and rights, but we sure as hell better be doing what we are supposed to be doing during the work day and not fucking around or else we are done for.

I don't mind it because the conditions are agreed upon and fair, but for those 8 hours I work my ass of but the moment the day is done it's done. Nothing more. I don't work in tech, though.
 
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