“We work, that’s what we do,” Drescher said at a press conference.

“I had only met Kim seconds before that publicity picture was taken.

I’m sure Kim would’ve rather been at her home in Malibu with her children, too.

Fran Drescher at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California

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But, we work, that’s what we do.”

and that she was present on all calls and videoconferences.

“So I think all the people standing behind me,stand behind me!”

President Drescher said, as members of the union applauded her.

Actress Maya Dunbar used the potential gaffe to pitch herself as Drescher’s replacement.

“We stand in solidarity in unprecedented unity.

Because at some point, the jig is up,” Drescher said following the announcement of the strike.

“You cannot keep being dwindled and marginalized and disrespected and dishonored.

The entire business model has been changed by streaming, digital, AI.

This is a moment of history that is a moment of truth.

If we don’t stand tall right now, we are going to be in trouble.