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34 SAG-AFTRA | Fall/Winter 2023 | sagaftra.org Left, at the Nov. 10 press conference announcing the National Board's vote to approve the tentative agreement, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher holds the heart plushie given to her by an 11-year-old fan that she brought to negotiations. n SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher's first "Letter From the President" in the Fall/Winter 2021 issue of SAG-AFTRA magazine, she wrote, "Only in unity can we champion our goals." Those words now feel like the thesis statement of Drescher's presidency. And in a role that required achieving agreement among the diverse Negotiating Committee — a group made up of dozens of members with differing work categories and backgrounds — she understood the importance of every individual feeling like they mattered. The task of navigating and appealing to a multitude of temperaments takes a unique combination of interpersonal savvy and hard-to-define finesse, but one tactic that proved successful time and again was ensuring everyone knew their voice was heard and their perspective was important. Time Time The Secret Sauce CHELSEA LAUREN/SHUTTERSTOCK FOR SAG-AFTRA X2 With the help of some friends, President Fran Drescher took on corporate greed and won.