United Kingdom, Nov. 4 -- Rockstar Games has been accused of a committing a "blatant and ruthless act of union busting" after firing dozens of employees.

According to Bloomberg, the Grand Theft Auto studio dismissed between 30 and 40 staffers in the UK and Canada who were part of a private trade union group chat on Discord, and were either union members themselves or were trying to organise Rockstar.

In a statement, the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) said: "Rockstar has just carried out the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry.

"This flagrant contempt for the law and for the lives of the workers who bring in their billions is an insult to their fans and the global indus...