Members of the Writers Guild of America – who write for television, movies and streaming shows – have voted to strike if no labor deal can be reached before a May 1 deadline.

The vote announced Monday revealed 97.9 percent of participating union members chose to approve a potential strike.

It would be the first strike since 2007, which lasted 100 days.

“Our membership has spoken,” the WGA Negotiating Committee told guild members, per Deadline. “You have expressed your collective strength, solidarity, and the demand for meaningful change in overwhelming numbers. Armed with this demonstration of unity and resolve, we will continue to work at the negotiating table to achieve a fair contract for all writers.”

Writers want changes in the way they are compensated because of the shift to streaming services. Residual fees are no longer as lucrative in the streaming era. There are also fewer episodes in a show’s season than before.

“This is not an ordinary negotiating cycle,” Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, a member of the union’s negotiating team, said in a video message to members last week, per CNN. “We are fighting for writers’ economic survival and stability of our profession.”

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.