"A fight for all workers": SAG-AFTRA throw weight behind emerging Rockstar union ahead of its GTA 6 release week vote

The Rockstar Games Workers Union will hold a recognition vote from December 12 through 26, with SAG-AFTRA throwing its support behind the effort. The vote comes as Rockstar faces an ongoing legal dispute after allegedly firing 31 union members last year.

If the union wins recognition, it would become the largest recognised union in the UK games industry, partly through its partnership with the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain. Workers would gain a say over pay and bonuses, overtime, redundancies, flexible working arrangements, and generative AI policies.

SAG-AFTRA has endorsed the Workers Union and offered solidarity to its members. The vote timing coincides with the final week before Grand Theft Auto VI's release.