--- title: Rockstar workers to vote on unionization right as GTA VI... description: Rockstar Games employees will vote on whether to recognize the IWGB Rockstar Game Workers Union. Voting runs from November 12 to November 26, 2026. The vote... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/rockstar-workers-to-vote-on-unionization-right-as-gta-vi-launches-tvssuoin9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Rockstar workers to vote on unionization right as GTA VI launches | daily.dev og:description: Rockstar Games employees will vote on whether to recognize the IWGB Rockstar Game Workers Union. Voting runs from November 12 to November 26, 2026. The vote... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/rockstar-workers-to-vote-on-unionization-right-as-gta-vi-launches-tvssuoin9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TvSSuoIn9.png og:image:alt: Rockstar workers to vote on unionization right as GTA VI launches og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: 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 workers to vote on unionization right as GTA VI launches **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 2 min read · 3 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Rockstar Games employees will vote on whether to recognize the IWGB Rockstar Game Workers Union. Voting runs from November 12 to November 26, 2026. The vote covers pay, overtime, layoffs, flexible work, and generative AI policies. It is independent of an ongoing tribunal over Rockstar firing more than 30 union members in 2025 for alleged 'gross misconduct,' with closing arguments on November 17 and 18. Both events fall right around the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19, with Take-Two projecting $8 billion in fiscal 2027 revenue partly from the game. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When will Rockstar Games employees vote on union recognition? Rockstar Games employees will vote on whether to recognize the IWGB Rockstar Game Workers Union from November 12 to November 26, 2026. The vote addresses worker pay, overtime, layoffs, flexible working arrangements, and generative AI policies. It takes place independently of an ongoing tribunal over Rockstar's 2025 firing of more than 30 union members, with closing arguments scheduled for November 17 and 18. _Developers tracking labor organizing trends in gaming can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Why did Rockstar Games fire over 30 union members in 2025? Rockstar fired more than 30 union-affiliated employees in 2025, citing 'gross misconduct' as the reason. The former employees and the Independent Worker's Union of Great Britain (IWGB) have characterized the firings as union busting. A tribunal over the dismissals is ongoing, with closing arguments scheduled for November 17 and 18, 2026. _Anyone weighing how labor disputes affect studio culture can follow the fallout on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@mashiru** · 1 upvotes > i wonder when it's gonna get pirated. hmmm.. > >  ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Grand Theft Auto developers seek union recognition at Rockstar](https://daily.dev/posts/grand-theft-auto-developers-seek-union-recognition-at-rockstar-jrlo9ld1r) · Game Developer · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Rockstar suffers legal blow in union busting dispute](https://daily.dev/posts/rockstar-suffers-legal-blow-in-union-busting-dispute-kfyxqqfau) · Game Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Union raises concerns over gender pay gaps, bonus management, and crunch at Rockstar](https://daily.dev/posts/union-raises-concerns-over-gender-pay-gaps-bonus-management-and-crunch-at-rockstar-via6snmzx) · GamesIndustry.biz · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Fired Rockstar devs stage rally as union busting tribunal begins](https://daily.dev/posts/fired-rockstar-devs-stage-rally-as-union-busting-tribunal-begins-6pglupu5e) · Game Developer · 4 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/rockstar-workers-to-vote-on-unionization-right-as-gta-vi-launches-tvssuoin9) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Rockstar workers to vote on unionization right as GTA VI launches","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/rockstar-workers-to-vote-on-unionization-right-as-gta-vi-launches-tvssuoin9","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/rockstar-workers-to-vote-on-unionization-right-as-gta-vi-launches-tvssuoin9"},"datePublished":"2026-10-27T19:37:40.021Z","dateModified":"2026-10-27T20:13:29.932Z","description":"Rockstar Games employees will vote on whether to recognize the IWGB Rockstar Game Workers Union. 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