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Rockstar employees allege contract-mandated crunch, gender pay gaps, and manipulated bonuses
Rockstar Games employees, including members of the Rockstar Game Workers Union, have accused the company of embedding crunch in contracts, maintaining gender pay gaps, and using bonuses to control workers.
Key points
- Rockstar employees claim crunch is contractually mandated, requiring workers to opt out rather than opt in.
- Workers allege the company maintains a widening gender pay gap among employees.
- Bonuses are reportedly used to make employees more compliant with management demands.
- The allegations come as Rockstar employees seek official union recognition.
- Multiple current employees spoke to media outlets about these ongoing workplace issues.
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