Rockstar has suffered a legal defeat as the ongoing dispute surrounding its October 2025 firing of 31 union members proceeds toward final trial. In a preliminary hearing, a UK employment tribunal has ruled against the studio, which sought to narrow the scope of its upcoming trial by seeking to have accusations of blacklisting struck from the case being brought against it.
By upholding the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain's right to present its claims of Rockstar's alleged blacklisting—the unlawful compiling of a discriminatory list of union workers and activists—the ruling ensures that every one of the IWGB's accusations regarding alleged Rockstar union-busting can proceed to trial on behalf of the 31 dismissed union members. Alongside the ruling came the dates for Rockstar's days in court: The final trial will begin on September 10 and run to October 15, ending barely over a month before the launch of GTA 6.
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