Editing Fran Drescher (section)

=== Trade union leader ===
In 2021, Drescher began her campaign to become president of the
''Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists'' ([[SAG-AFTRA]]) union, citing both her entertainment and [[#Politics|political background]]. Her candidacy came from the "Unite for Strength" faction, and she ran against actor [[Matthew Modine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/tom-hanks-endorses-fran-drescher-for-president-of-sag-aftra-1234810275/|title=Tom Hanks Endorses Fran Drescher For President Of SAG-AFTRA|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 5, 2021|last=Robb|first=David|access-date=August 8, 2021|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808010324/https://deadline.com/2021/08/tom-hanks-endorses-fran-drescher-for-president-of-sag-aftra-1234810275/|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 2, 2021, SAG-AFTRA announced that Drescher had won the election.<ref name=president/> On July 13, 2023, after SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike action a week prior,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-06-05/sag-aftra-strike-hollywood-labor-amptp-strike-authorization |title=SAG-AFTRA members approve strike authorization by overwhelming margin |date=June 5, 2023 |last=Sakoui |first=Anousha |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705030759/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-06-05/sag-aftra-strike-hollywood-labor-amptp-strike-authorization |url-status=live }}</ref> Drescher announced the [[2023 SAG-AFTRA strike|SAG-AFTRA strike]] was to begin at midnight the following day, running alongside the concurrent ''Writers Guild of America'' strike ([[2023 Writers Guild of America strike|WGA strike]]) that began just over two months prior.<ref name=":0">PBS News Hour, July 13, 2023 'Screen Actors Guild president Fran Drescher announces unanimous vote to go on strike' https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/screen-actors-guild-to-vote-on-strike-after-contract-deadline-passes-without-a-deal {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716072219/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/screen-actors-guild-to-vote-on-strike-after-contract-deadline-passes-without-a-deal |date=July 16, 2023 }}</ref> The strike ended with a tentative deal between the union and the [[Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers]] which was approved by the SAG-AFTRA board.  Drescher was elected to a second two-year term as SAG-AFTRA president in August 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sagaftra.org/about/governance/2023-sag-aftra-elections | title=2023 SAG-AFTRA Elections }}</ref>
On July 25, 2024, ten months after SAG-AFTRA members voted overwhemingly to authorize another strike against the video game industry, Drescher stated that SAG-AFTRA would begin a [[2024 SAG-AFTRA video game strike|strike]] against major video game publishers, with the strike then going into effect the following day at 12:01 am.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-members-who-work-video-games-go-strike|title=A.I. Protections Remain the Sticking Point|publisher=SAG-AFTRA|date=July 25, 2024|accessdate=July 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-calls-strike-against-major-video-game-studios-1235957116/|title=SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Studios|first=Erik|last=Hayden|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 25, 2024|accessdate=July 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/sag-aftra-video-game-strike-actors-union-1236085195/|title=SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Publishers|first=Jennifer|last=Maas|publisher=Variety|date=July 25, 2024|accessdate=July 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/video-game-voice-actor-members-sag-aftra-go-strike-over-lack-ai-protections-union/KJROSWJI75BG5AKQEXPK3K25DE/|title=Video game voice actor members of SAG-AFTRA go on strike over lack of AI protections for union|publisher=WSB-TV|date=July 26, 2024|accessdate=July 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/what-the-sag-aftra-video-game-actors-strike-means-for-gamers|title=What the SAG-AFTRA Video Game Actors Strike Means for Gamers|first=Rebekah|last=Valentine|publisher=IGN|date=July 26, 2024|accessdate=July 26, 2024}}</ref>