The unions are going to have the willing to offer some concessions on some of these issues especially the AI issue. Personally I prefer that the studios are allowed to use AI but the unions collect a fee for every AI generated character used in a production including background characters.

Frankly if I was one of those customers a paltry 25 dollars would not hold me back from taking my future business elsewhere.

True to an extent but on the other hand I kind of doubt Wizards of the Coast has the same revenue as say the NFL or MLB do.