U.S. Senator Adam Schiff and Representative Laura Friedman formally urged Netflix to protect Hollywood jobs during its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. The lawmakers sent a letter to Netflix co-CEOs citing concerns over declining domestic production and potential post-merger cost-cutting.
The letter demands public commitments to safeguard hundreds of thousands of industry workers. These requirements include the continued employment of union labor and guarantees that artificial intelligence will not displace human workers.
This political intervention increases scrutiny on Netflix’s pending $83 billion bid for Warner Bros. film and television studio assets. The deal currently awaits regulatory approval.