had a sobering message for Hollywood’s major studios as she joined a WGA picket line outside Paramount Pictures on Monday afternoon.
Drescher, who was elected SAG-AFTRA president in September 2021, marched arm in arm with Writers Guild of America West president Meredith Stiehm in a show of solidarity, joining a coalition of a few hundred members from each guild who were picketing outside Paramount starting at 9 a.m. PT asVariety As evidenced by the strong turnout of SAG-AFTRA members on WGA picket lines since the strike began on May 2, there’s a real kinship between the guilds. Drescher described the mood of her membership body as “very supportive” of the strike effort. SAG-AFTRA will begin its own contract talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on June 7.