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Based on the attached article, this solution discusses the conflict case between Hollywood unions, including the respective interests of the two sides in the Hollywood conflict and why it is of interest.

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1. I need assistance in a conflict case between Hollywood unions base on an article. I need to find out what the respective interests of the two sides in the Hollywood conflict are?

The conflict is between industry employers and the union, which is made up of leaders of the 11,000-member Writers Guild of America. The interests of the industry employees are represented by labor unions.

The respective interest of the industries employers is to continue doing what they are doing; mainly, that the companies expect the artists to continue to accept significantly reduced or bargain-basement residuals to help them build new foreign markets, in home video, DVD, off-network reruns on basic cable, reruns on foreign TV, ...

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