“The company now expects to exceed $1.7 billion in free cash flow for the third quarter of 2023, in part due to the strong performance of ‘Barbie’ as well as incremental impact from strike-related factors,” the entertainment giant says in a regulatory filing.
It would. But that would set the precedent that unions have any power and studios didn’t have all of the power. Studios aren’t willing to cave because they’re afraid they can’t completely control their workers and siphon as many profits as possible.