Unite for Strength, the moderate faction, has tended to dominate the national board, while Membership First, the more militant wing, controls the Los Angeles local.ĭrescher represents Unite for Strength, while Fisher belongs to Membership First. SAG-AFTRA elections have long been fought out between two political parties. The results are due to be announced late Friday afternoon. “They’re still not seeing that the culture needs to change, that they need to change,” she said.ĭrescher and her running mate, Joely Fisher, are expected to win reelection. She also said the companies have displayed an “insatiable appetite for money,” and that they need to realize that actors are not “serfs” or “peons.”

In an interview with NPR this week, Drescher said that the companies “are not wanting to come to the table because they’re hoping that they can hold out longer than we can hold out.” Drescher has repeatedly denounced the heads of the major studios, calling Disney CEO Bob Iger an “ignoramus,” and saying that the companies are motivated by greed. The union membership voted 98% in favor of the strike authorization, suggesting that the membership is broadly aligned behind the goals of the strike. The union is demanding protections against the use and training of artificial intelligence, as well as an 11% increase in minimum rates and 2% of streaming revenue. You need to bring in a calm voice that would help mediate it.”ĭrescher, who was first elected in 2021, is leading the union through its first strike against the major studios in 43 years. “You can’t make any decisions with emotion. “I don’t believe Fran is taking the correct course,” Antico said.

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