LOS ANGELES >> The Writers Guild of America said Friday that it would be open to negotiating separate deals with major studios outside the “confines” of the media companies’ usual alliance, as the writers have been striking for 130 days with no end in sight.

The studios, which include Netflix, Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery, are represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Negotiations between AMPTP and WGA restarted last month, but there has been little movement since then.

“There is no requirement that the companies negotiate through the AMPTP,” the WGA’s negotiating committee said in a note to members on Friday. “So, if the economic destabilization of their own companies isn’t enough to cause a studio or two or three to either assert their own self-interest inside of AMPTP, or to break away from the broken AMPTP model, perhaps Wall Street will finally make them do it.”

AMPTP said in a statement it has already made offers that address the major priorities of the WGA and that its members are eager for a resolution to the dispute.

“The AMPTP member companies are aligned and are negotiating together to reach a resolution,” the alliance said in a statement. “Any suggestion to the contrary is false.”

The writers’ strike began in early May and film and TV actors joined them on the picket lines in mid-July. The dual Hollywood strikes have delayed or suspended many productions, resulting in significant economic damage in California that has disrupted the lives of crew members and entertainment-related businesses including talent agencies and prop houses.

Studios have also experienced financial pain from the strikes. Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday said its profits could come in as much as $500 million lower this year than its earlier expectations mainly because of the strikes. Warner Bros. Television also recently suspended overall deals of multiple high-profile producers.

Some showrunners, including Greg Berlanti, Ryan Murphy and Paul Feig, set up or contributed to funds designed to help people who are out of work.

The WGA’s message reflects the frustration building among the entertainment industry’s workforce. Not only writers and actors, but also craftspeople, drivers and grips, have been unable to ply their trades for months.

The WGA blamed the stalemate on the studios and the diverging priorities and business models among the AMPTP members, which include traditional film and TV companies, pure-play streaming services and studio operations owned by tech giants.

“The current standstill is not a sign of the companies’ power, but of AMPTP paralysis,” the WGA negotiating committee wrote.

A major sticking point in negotiations has been the WGA’s request to require a minimum amount of staffing in writers’ rooms, which have shrunk in size during the streaming era.

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