Since Marg's husband Alan is the president of the Screen Actors Guild, it is no surprise at all that she is out there. It is good that she is bringing some cheerfulness to what is usually a dreary, boring ordeal.
SAG will be coming up to negotiations with the studios, etc., soon too. All of the unions involved are watching this strike carefully because the settlement will almost certainly determine what their own new contract offers will look like.
The issue of residuals for writers from DVDs and Internet broadcast are the big issues and a lot is riding on this for everybody.
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