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Actors union president Fran Drescher on SAG-AFTRA's victory

Last year, actors and writers walked off the job after contract talks with film and TV producers broke down. Fran Drescher, president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, spearheaded the negotiations that ended up winning huge concessions from corporations in Hollywood. Drescher talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about what studio bosses learned about her over the course of the strike – and what she learned about herself.

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SAG-AFTRA, studios suspend negotiations

Negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild have been suspended. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Wednesday that "conversations are no longer moving us in a productive direction," while the union has accused the studios of engaging in "bully tactics" and alleges that the studios refused to counter their latest offer. Benjamin Lindsay, deputy managing editor at "The Wrap," joins CBS News to unpack what happened.

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