Although SAG-AFTRA’s leading political factions have united around the reelection of President Fran Drescher and Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher, they’re not running unopposed in the guild’s upcoming election.
Independent candidate Maya Gilbert-Dunbar will face off against Drescher and indie candidate Peter Antico will challenge Fisher, all four of whom have now officially qualified to appear on the ballot.
It’s already been a contentious election, with Drescher exchanging angry emails with Gilbert-Dunbar and Antico, who have accused her of not doing enough to protect the rights of members who refused to be vaccinated during the Covid pandemic, even though she was the leading voice among union leaders against the vaccination mandates.
Their candidate statements, which will appear on the ballots, went to press before the guild launched its strike July 14. In her official statement, Drescher said: “As your national president I pushed to fix our senior supplemental health package; resolved self-identifying issues with IMDb; diversified our investment portfolio; and started Green Council – uniting entertainment entities with a common environmental goal.
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