The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has urged the Justice Department to block Paramount Skydance‘s $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery unless Paramount agrees to “substantial and enforceable safeguards” against job cuts and supporting increased U.S. production.
The union said it told the DOJ this week that the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery poses a “direct threat to film and television workers nationwide,” including nearly 15,000 Motion Picture Teamsters. The union said it submitted a detailed report this week to the DOJ’s Antitrust Division outlining its concerns.
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