The actors strike is “probably” going to last a while, according to SAG-AFTRA leadership. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland laid out their reasons for striking in an emotional press conference.
Drescher, during an impassioned speech, said “We have a problem”. “This is a very seminal hour for us. I went in thinking that we would be able to avert a strike.
The gravity of this move is not lost on me,” she said. “It’s a very serious thing that impacts thousands, if not millions of people all across this country and around the world.
Not only members of this union, but people who work in other industries that service the people that work in this industry.” “We had no choice.
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