Hollywood unions split: DGA, IATSE seek settlement while WGA fights to block Paramount-Warner merger
Paramount and Warner Bros. want to merge, but California's attorney general is suing to block it. Two Hollywood unions support allowing the merger with conditions, while a third union opposes it entirely. The unions disagree on whether the deal helps or hurts the industry.
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