Hollywood Unions Push March 2027 Trial Forward in $111 Billion Paramount-WBD Case
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Aug 13
Hollywood Unions Push March 2027 Trial Forward in $111 Billion Paramount-WBD Case
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Aug 13
Summary
DGA and IATSE asked California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison to settle their antitrust fight or seek an earlier trial, saying the current March 2027 schedule is already hurting workers.
The two unions said productions are being put on hold or canceled as the companies prepare for litigation, deepening pain in an already weak Los Angeles job market.
Roughly 200,000 workers are represented by the unions, which proposed binding conditions instead of outright blocking the merger, including keeping Paramount and Warner Bros. as separate studios and preserving U.S. production levels.
The stance splits them from the Writers Guild, which sued to stop the $111 billion deal, while SAG-AFTRA and the Teamsters have also demanded enforceable worker protections.