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Rockstar 'union busting' tribunal extended to November 18th, days before GTA 6's release date
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Rockstar 'union busting' tribunal extended to November 18th, days before GTA 6's release date

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed·Julian Benson·4 days ago
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More time for questioning

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The employment tribunal between the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and GTA 6 maker Rockstar games was due to conclude this Friday, but the legal case has now been extended into November.

It's like everything Rockstar touches gets delayed…

According to Chris Bratt, who broke the news on Bluesky , lawyers for both the IWGB and Rockstar will use the time to continue crossexamining current and former staff. The union are concluding their questioning of Rockstar leadership this week, and the judge on the case has granted additional time for Rockstar's legal team to ask questions of the fired employees.

With the extension, closing arguments will now take place on November 17th and 18th, just days ahead of GTA 6's release.

However, while the two sides will have submitted all their evidence by that point and made their final arguments, we will still be waiting on the judge to make their ruling and decide whether Rockstar broke the law when it…

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