Rockstar er blevet beskyldt for såkaldt "union busting", altså at fyre ansatte i både England og Canada for specifikt at tale om, som et fællesskab, at danne fagforeninger og at afkræve bedre arbejdsforhold.
Rockstar selv skød for nylig igen, og afslørede at disse 30-40 medarbejdere faktisk er blevet fyret fordi de har lækket sensitiv information - tilsyneladende via en Discord hvor de 30-40 ansatte netop snakkede løbende sammen... om fagforeningsdannelse og arbejdsforhold.
Om hvorvidt disse medarbejdere faktisk har lækket data kan vi hverken be- eller afkræfte, men en bekræftet medarbejder hos Rockstar har slået fast via GTA Forums, at Rockstars beskyldninger er "disinformation and lies":
"I've been reading a lot of the discussion on here and elsewhere about the firing of more than 34 of my colleagues last week (31 in the UK + 3 in Canada) and have seen a lot of disinformation and lies that are really concerning. Particularly concerning how so many folk are willing to believe the Company's excuses. Last week, my colleagues who were in the studio were each individually messaged by HR for a short friendly meeting, under the friendly guise of "Hey, are you free for a quick chat?" Upon attending this meeting they were handed an envelope with a short letter stating that their employment had been terminated for "gross misconduct" regarding posts made in Discord. They failed to provide any evidence when asked, nor was any stated in the letter. And did not divulge any other information or reasoning - "and no other reason""
Du bør læse hele indlægget via linket oven over - igen, personens identitet er blevet verificeret, men vi kan naturligvis ikke verificere denne udlægning, men personen beskriver specifikt det med fagforeningsdannelsen her:
"Let me make this clear! I never saw any discussion/leaking of Rockstar projects in the Union Discord. The only ever discussion was around unionisation efforts and the working conditions at [Rockstar Games]. The Discord wasn't public. It was a private Discord group that only contained [Rockstar Games] employees and the IWGB Union officials."