Their contract expires May 1, while the DGA and SAG-AFTRAs expires June 30.
Im always in a rush to stockpile projects, Im a producer!
I know with the possible deadline of a strike it makes more pressure on us.
Ram Bergman, Donald De Line, Jonthan Wang and Pamela Abdy.Getty Images
Thats why unions are there, he added.
As a producer, I want to be fair, but also want us to go to work.
Glass Onion: A Knives Outproducer Ram Bergman sounded hopeful in the face of a potential work stoppage.
I believe even if there is a strike, its not going be a long strike, he said.
At least thats what Im hoping for.
Were not rushing to shoot something because of the strike.
The longest strike in WGA history was 1988 at 153 days, while the 2007-08 strike lasted 100 days.
A Thursday WGA membership meeting on both the West and East coasts drew a combinednear 3,000 in attendance.
Typically the union sitting down first with studios, sets the table for key issues which otherguildsemulate.
I have faith that the guild will get somewhere good.
Nellie Andreeva contributed to this report.
