--- title: "Rockstar vs. the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain: a timeline of events so far" url: https://daily.dev/posts/rockstar-vs-the-independent-workers-union-of-great-britain-a-timeline-of-events-so-far-oqfwmhanm source_url: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rockstar-vs-the-independent-workers-union-of-great-britain-a-timeline-of-events-so-far type: article source: "GamesIndustry.biz" published: 2026-06-01T12:31:15.263Z updated: 2026-06-01T12:32:08.625Z tags: ["gaming"] reading_time: 15 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Rockstar vs. the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain: a timeline of events so far **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 15 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A detailed timeline of the ongoing dispute between Rockstar Games and the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB), following the dismissal of 34 employees in October 2025 for alleged 'gross misconduct.' The IWGB accused Rockstar of union busting, claiming the fired workers were union members targeted for discussing workplace conditions on a private Discord server. Rockstar maintained the dismissals were due to leaking confidential game information. The dispute escalated through protests, UK Parliament debates, Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling it 'deeply concerning,' and a formal employment tribunal. In January 2026, a Glasgow Employment Tribunal rejected the IWGB's request for interim relief. By May 2026, Rockstar employees formally launched the Rockstar Game Workers Union (RGWU), claiming their membership had grown stronger despite the firings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/rockstar-vs-the-independent-workers-union-of-great-britain-a-timeline-of-events-so-far-oqfwmhanm)