Ralph reflected on the actors' strike in a statement shared with Vanity Fair on July 14. "Strikes are very difficult. Nobody wants to be in strike mode, but sometimes you have got to do what needs to be done," she said. "And I know as difficult as it is, people have to remember if real workers did not come together and organize, none of us would have a weekend. Because there was a time where workers worked seven days a week and it was unheard-of for them to get time off. So I just want everybody to understand that this isn't about making more millions of dollars, because quiet as it's kept, at least 80% of our union are plain old, ordinary, hardworking people who haven't gotten a cost of living raise in 40 years, who are depending upon the kindness of big corporations, many of whom sometimes don't really know what it is to be an artist. God bless them, you need people who can crunch numbers, but when it starts to crunch people, that's not good. That is not good. And there's something that must be changed about how business is done in show business in Hollywood, because the artists, the performers, the writers, are getting squeezed and it's not right."
Ralph has also been a steadfast supporter of the writers' strike since its inception. On May 3, the "Abbott Elementary" star wrote in a tweet, "I stand with the writers ✍️ This is the first @WGA writers' strike in 15 years. The last time it happened in late 2007—it lasted for 100 days. If the two parties can't come to an agreement soon, the effects of this strike will be felt throughout Hollywood for months to come." That same day, she tweeted photos from the picket lines as a member of the SAG-AFTRA.
