Thus far, 2 pre-strike Y&R writers were fired: Brent Boyd (editor) was replaced by James Brown (fi-core) who had been on the team a few years ago. Lynn Martin was fired and replaced by Lindsay Harrison who, as far as I know, is not fi core. This one is suspicious as a scab replacing union writer.
Janice Esser announced her "retirement" in January. I think her scripts have been airing through March. We don't know who will replace her, if anyone.
My guess is that they collaborated on their first breakdown. I wonder if Dave Rupel is gone. He didn't write any Feb scripts. Not sure about March. I would imagine they will retool the writing staff a bit although all these newbies come cheap and it's all about budget. I would think Kate Hall, Scott Sickles, Gibson and Emily Culliton are safe. I can see them cutting Gold for one of their fav out of work vet writers. Suzanne Flynn is a long time ABC person like Korte. She knows this show. I'd be surprised if she was cut. However, the other no names can go as far as I'm concerned.
While I have some hope that PM/EK will bring on some riveting moments, until Frank is gone and replaced by an EP who hires real actors, I don't think the show can ever touch it's past glory (monty) dayzzz. When I watch I'm struck by how much FV has stuck to casting hair models. Rewatching some old OLTL under Frank foreshadows his reliance on Barbies and Kens. They need to cut about 15 of these lovelies and emphasis acting chops over plastic, immovable faces and pretty bodies. I can't even get through scenes with the gal playing chief of staff. It's like a high school production.