A UK employment tribunal just refused to let Rockstar bury the blacklisting allegations in its union-busting fight. The GTA 6 developer tried to strip those claims from the case after sacking more than 30 UK staff last autumn, but the preliminary ruling keeps every allegation on the table for the full hearing.

Rockstar claimed the workers were fired for leaking confidential info on a public Discord server, including details on unannounced titles. The IWGB Game Workers Union says the dismissals targeted union members and amounted to blacklisting—systematically identifying and punishing staff for organising. Ellie Dunstan, one of the sacked developers, called it a chance for the evidence to finally be tested in public. IWGB branch chair Spring McParlin-Jones accused the studio of dodging accountability at every step, from escorted exits to ignored evidence requests.

The main trial runs September 10 to October 15. Earlier interim relief requests were denied, but this decision ensures the union-busting narrative gets its day in court instead of getting quietly sidelined. Rockstar can still argue the leaks justified the cuts, but the blacklisting claims will not be swept under the rug before the evidence is examined.