With the WGA strike moving into a second month, many soap fans have wondered how their favorite soaps are going to be able to continue with no one at the writing helm. A recent article in Variety, an entertainment industry trade publication, questioned whether or not soap scribes were really on strike.
The article brought a strong response from Y&R's writing team, which almost immediately issued a statement refuting the article.
"Our entire writing staff of 18 is united and we fully support our union. Not a single person who was writing for Y&R when we struck has gone [financial] core. Not one. We stand united with sore feet from picketing. Well, some of us sit. But we all do our part, and we cannot be parted."
Variety issued a statement indicating that it stands firmly by its original report.
Meanwhile, more than 100 soap opera writers have signed their name to a pledge of solidarity with the rest of the Writers Guild of America. At issue is how television writers are paid when their work is sold for a format other than broadcast television, such as streaming internet video.