Sacked Grand Theft Auto worker claims Rockstar staff placed on 'watch list'
Sacked Grand Theft Auto worker claims Rockstar staff placed on 'watch list'Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Dayne Oram claimed staff were placed on a "watch list" by Rockstar North for union activitiesPublished11 minutes agoA worker dismissed by the makers of Grand Theft…
- ▪Sacked Grand Theft Auto worker claims Rockstar staff placed on 'watch list'Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Dayne Oram claimed staff were placed on a "watch list" by Rockstar North for union activitiesPublished11 minutes agoA worker dis
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Man sacked by Grand Theft Auto maker believes employees were put on ‘watch list’ — The Guardian — World
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| Publication time | Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:36:11 GMT |
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Sacked Grand Theft Auto worker claims Rockstar staff placed on 'watch list'Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Dayne Oram claimed staff were placed on a "watch list" by Rockstar North for union activitiesPublished11 minutes agoA worker dismissed by the makers of Grand Theft Auto claimed colleagues were placed on a "watch list" after signing a petition about remote working.Dayne Oram told an employment tribunal Rockstar North "kept an eye" on a small group of employees who were union members after the petition was handed to the company in the spring of 2023.Oram was among a number of employees claiming to have been sacked by the gaming giant for attempting to unionise in October last year.Rockstar has denied those allegations at the employment tribunal in Glasgow and alleges workers were…
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