The Directors Guild of America set a date with studios and streamers for its latest contract negotiations.

The union, which represents directors, assistant directors, unit production managers and others, will enter into talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on May 10, the AMPTP announced on Monday. The Directors Guild was also set to communciate the date to its members on Monday. The DGA’s current basic agreement expires on June 30.

The move sets the DGA up to enter negotiations following the industry’s writers, represented by the Writers Guild of America, which will start talks on March 20. Though the DGA has, in recent contract cycles, negotiated far ahead of their contract expiration date, this time is different, leaders first told members in February: “Our approach to bargaining is, and has always been, guided by one simple principle: We will only negotiate when we believe we will win the best possible deal,” DGA’s Jon Avnet, Karen Gaviola, Todd Holland and Russ Hollander wrote in the letter.

Directors Guild leaders have warned members that the coming contract negotiations are expected to be tough, saying the spring’s talks promise to be “one of the most difficult and complex we have faced in many years” as studios face economic headwinds. Nevertheless, the union is barreling forward with its plan to boost streaming residuals for members and overall wages, institute new set safety standards, gain more transparency from entertainment giants, support their health and pension plans and improve industry diversity.

More to come.