The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) President Matt Loeb warns other unions that the Writers’ Guild of America (WGA) will most likely not extend contract talks after its deadline this Monday. At the same time, he admits that there is no reliable information about the status of the negotiations between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).

Loeb discusses this possibility in an assessment given to his union members by Chuck Parker, the Art Directors Guild executive director, IATSE Local 800, and other union leaders. With everything on the line for most of the entertainment industry, Loeb plans on talking to Ellen Stutzman and Lowell Peterson, both executive directors for WGA West and East, respectively, about the negotiations and strike between now and Tuesday. No matter the outcome of these conversations and negotiations, Loeb announced to his union on Friday that its members have the legal right to honor the picket lines if not blocked by a contract.

Meanwhile, Parker has written about his views on the possible strike and believes that the AMPTP may be dragging its feet during these negotiations. According to his statement, it wouldn’t be too much of a shock if the concerns brought up by the WGA had not even been shared with the executive CEOs. Still, Parker encourages others to recognize the WGA as a union and that “a win for the AMPTP could only be construed as a loss for all of us.”

“We must act like a union in solidarity!” Parker proclaims.