‘We were sacked from Rockstar North for trying to unionise’

Sacked production co-ordinator Sarah Blackburn said the public and political support has helped her deal with the situation.

“It’s massively heartening to hear actually and in a way, I’d say validating,” she said.

“We’ve had a lot of support coming from places that I genuinely didn’t expect.

“We’ve had people who were in unions who previously fought fights in different industries basically just expressing solidarity and support. It’s a flex of power and it’s been painful to be on this side of it, but I think the support has been great.”

In a statement, Rockstar North told BBC Scotland News: “Rockstar Games took action against a small group of individuals, across the UK and internationally, who distributed and discussed confidential information (including specific game features from upcoming and unannounced titles) in a public forum, in breach of company policy and their legal obligations.

“Claims that these dismissals were linked to union membership or activities are entirely false and misleading.”

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