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Hollywood unions split: DGA, IATSE seek settlement while WGA fights to block Paramount-Warner merger
August 17, 2026 // Citing Hollywood’s already struggling production economy, two influential industry unions have jointly called on Paramount Skydance Chairman David Ellison and California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta to settle their antitrust fight. The Directors Guild of America and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees — which represent a combined 200,000 union members — are turning up the political pressure to resolve the clash over the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, which has already carved deep divisions throughout the industry.