After Rockstar Games fired 31 GTA 6 developers, even British Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer is now interested and says Parliament will investigate the matter – “It’s a deeply disturbing matter”

• British Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer says parliament will investigate union-busting allegations against Rockstar
• The studio fired 31 Grand Theft Auto 6 employees in October
• The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain says Rockstar fired workers for trying to form a union, but Take-Two denies the allegations

British Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer said the British Parliament will investigate union-busting allegations against Rockstar Games after the studio fired 31 Grand Theft Auto 6 developers in October.

“Given that this Government is responsible for the biggest increase in workers’ rights in a generation,” Murray continued, “does the Prime Minister agree that all companies, regardless of profits, must comply with British labor law and that all workers have the right to join a trade union?”

In response, Starmer confirmed the matter, calling it “deeply disturbing” and stating that Parliament ministers would look into the matter.

Chris Murray MP, in a follow-up statement to IGN, provided additional information about his attempts to discuss the matter with Rockstar, which included a joint meeting with Edinburgh MPs Tracy Gilbert and Scott Arthur at Rockstar North’s offices, which reportedly began with a dispute over the signing of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

“The meeting started with us because MPs refused entry unless an NDA was signed, and ultimately withdrew the application when it became clear it would not be signed,” Murray said.

“The meeting only reinforced my concerns about the procedure Rockstar was using to dismiss so many employees. I was not assured that particular attention was paid to UK employment law in the process, I was not convinced that such a course of action was necessary and, disturbingly, I was left with no information as to what exactly these 31 people had done that warranted their immediate dismissal.”

Following the layoffs in October, the IWGB said Rockstar had fired workers to prevent workers forming a union: “This is the most ruthless act of union-busting in the history of the British games industry… We will not back down and we will not be afraid – we will fight to get every member back to work.”

Bloomberg also reported that the employees were part of a private union discussion group on Discord and all were either union members or were trying to organize at Rockstar.

Rockstar and parent company Take-Two have denied the accusations that they were caused by attempts by employees to form unions and instead resulted from employees disclosing company secrets, including “confidential information.”

“Last week, we took action against a small number of individuals who were found to be disseminating and discussing confidential information in a public forum, in violation of our company policies,” the statement read.

“It had nothing to do with people’s right to join a trade union or engage in trade union activities.”

GTA6The delay occurred shortly after the shootings, and the game is currently scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026.

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