Two challengers in the SAG-AFTRA election are urging the union to bring in an outside mediator to help resolve the actors strike, which has gone on for nearly two months. Maya Gilbert-Dunbar, who i…
for president of the union, argued that guild leadership has been too passive, and needs to show more urgency in restarting talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Drescher, who was first elected in 2021, is leading the union through its first strike against the major studios in 43 years. 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. 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.”Drescher and her running mate,, are expected to win reelection. The results are due to be announced late Friday afternoon.
“The leaders of the negotiating committee and the leaders of the groups were and are laser-focused on the negotiation and the strike, and do not want any distraction,” said Sean Astin, who is aligned with Membership First and serves on the negotiating committee. The mandate has since been lifted, but Gilbert-Dunbar said she continues to be concerned that the union did not try to negotiate for accommodations for unvaccinated actors.
Drescher’s supporters say she has brokered peace among the union’s warring factions and helped focus on the real opponent: the studios.
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