Fran Drescher, the President of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and a recognized labor rights icon, played a significant role in the recent SAG-AFTRA strike, engaging in negotiations with industry leaders such as Bob Iger. Her efforts, alongside the solidarity demonstrated by the guild members, were highlighted during the SAG Awards, where Drescher also paid homage to Barbra Streisand, this year's recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Streisand, admired by Drescher for years and frequently paid homage to in 'The Nanny', was celebrated in a year marked by significant labor movements within the industry, described as a 'Hot Labor Summer.' Drescher's leadership and the guild's resilience were particularly noted for enduring the longest strike in the union's history. Drescher's comments were featured in 'Variety On the Carpet presented by @DIRECTV'.
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Fran Drescher on negotiating with Bob Iger during the SAG-AFTRA strike: "I think that we have a lot of respect for each other. We both tried to do our job as best as we could. You can't take these things personally." | Variety On the Carpet presented by @DIRECTV https://t.co/4IbssXJsrc