Keir Starmer promised government intervention.
The issue of the scandal with Rockstar North — the Scottish division of the company — was again raised in the British Parliament, where Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised government intervention in the situation with the dismissal of Grand Theft Auto VI developers.
Labor MP Chris Murray, representing Edinburgh and Musselburgh — where Rockstar North is located — addressed Starmer. Murray said that the company fired 31 employees without evidence or union representation.
Rockstar representatives failed to convince me that they comply with labor laws.
Starmer said he considers the situation to be "deeply alarming," promising to investigate.
This is a deeply disturbing case. Every worker has the right to join a union, and we are determined to strengthen workers' rights so that they do not face unfair consequences for participating in a union. Ministers will deal with this particular case.
The scandal erupted in late October when Rockstar suddenly fired about 35 employees from offices in the UK and Canada — all of whom were members or supporters of the IWGB. The company announced a "gross violation of discipline" due to the "dissemination of confidential information in a public forum." However, the union and those fired denied this: allegedly, the "leak" occurred on a closed Discord server created four years ago exclusively for Rockstar employees interested in the union and IWGB representatives. All participants were vetted.
