Two of Hollywood’s biggest unions urged California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison on Aug. 12 to settle litigation over a proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery before it harms thousands of industry workers.
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) sent a letter to both parties asking them to “engage directly with each other” to negotiate a settlement to the antitrust allegations of the lawsuit or move the trial date earlier.
“Could such an agreement prove impossible, we would ask that both parties seek to move the start of the trial to an earlier date, as continued delay and uncertainty around the future of [Warner Bros. Discovery] harms our members,” the unions wrote in the letter….
Hollywood Unions Urge California and Paramount-Warner Bros. to Settle Legal Battle
