Today's Strike Headlines...

Here are today’s strike headlines…

Several soap writers have decided to cross the picket line in order to save their jobs…

“Variety” reported this morning that a high-ranking producer-writer for “The Young and the Restless” has informed the WGA that he plans to go “financial core,” which means he will give up full membership in the guild and withhold the dues spent on political activities in order to continue writing during the strike. Apparently, two other “Y&R” writers have gone “fi-core” as well.

Reports are that a writer for “Days of Our Lives” is also considering crossing.

Writers can be disciplined for breaking the strike, but “fi-core” status is not a violation of the strike agreement—as the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers posted on its website. It is possible, however, that the WGA would publicly embarrass members who go “fi-core”…

Both “Pushing Daisies” and “Men In Trees” have prepared possible season finales in case the strike lags on.

“TV Guide” reports “Daisies” added some cliffhangers to its ninth episode to “hopefully encourage the audience to come back and see how they [turn out].”

“Men In Trees” will have 19 episodes completed when production ceases since they had episodes carried over from last season…