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25-02-2025
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WGA East Slams MSNBC's 'Mass Layoffs' As 99 Staffers Brace For Impact Amid Network Shakeup
The Writers Guild of America East has denounced a series of 'mass layoffs' at MSNBC, where it says 99 of its members are set to be cut amid an ongoing shakeup at the network. The union says staffers from 'at least nine different shows' will be affected by what it calls 'the slow, painful trickle of announcements regarding a near-total overhaul of the network's broadcast line-up.' More from Deadline Rachel Maddow Criticizes MSNBC Over Handling Of Show Cancellations And Says It Was A "Bad Mistake" To Let Joy Reid Go Joy Reid Devotes Final MSNBC Show To Ways To Resist During Donald Trump's Presidency: "Fascism Isn't Just Coming, It's Already Here" MSNBC Confirms Schedule Overhaul With Jen Psaki And 'The Weekend' Anchors Getting Primetime Slots; Joy Reid's Show Canceled Earlier this week, MSNBC confirmed plans to completely change its daytime, primetime and weekend lineup. Per the guild, the affected staffers worked on The ReidOut, Alex Wagner Tonight, The Weekend, Andrea Mitchell Reports, Ayman Mohyeldin Reports, Weekends with Jonathan Capehart, The Katie Phang Show, Jose Diaz-Balart Reports and Inside with Jen Psaki. 'Although the company has acknowledged that there are plenty of job openings at MSNBC, it has cruelly insisted that the workers slated for layoff must reapply for their jobs to remain employed,' the union wrote in a statement on Tuesday. MSNBC did previously say there is a nearly 1-to-1 ratio of jobs impacted to new ones being posted, which laid off staff are welcome to apply for — a move has been criticized by many, including the network's own staff, like Rachel Maddow. 'They're being invited to reapply for new jobs. That has never happened at this scale in this way before when it comes to programming changes, presumably because it is not the right way to treat people, and it's inefficient and it's unnecessary,' she said on air Monday. In its Tuesday statement, the MSNBC union demanded that the laid off employees be reassigned, rather than laid off and asked to reapply. The WGA East also one again took aim at the Trump administration, expressing that the MSNBC layoffs are happening 'against the backdrop of the President of the United States making direct threats against MSNBC, among other news outlets, and at a time when it has never been more crucial to have a fully staffed newsroom to cover a democracy under attack.' Read the full statement below. Over the past two days, we learned that MSNBC is starting mass layoffs of 99 of our union colleagues from at least nine different shows. This devastating news comes after the slow, painful trickle of announcements regarding a near-total overhaul of the network's broadcast line-up. Although the Company has acknowledged that there are plenty of job openings at MSNBC, it has cruelly insisted that the workers slated for layoff must reapply for their jobs to remain employed. The MSNBC Union demands the Company not lay off any of the employees it has slated to be laid off but rather reassign them as needed. In the event that any employees are not retained, we demand the Company follow the layoff provisions of the collective bargaining agreement that it entered into with the Union. The news of layoffs comes against the backdrop of the President of the United States making direct threats against MSNBC, among other news outlets, and at a time when it has never been more crucial to have a fully staffed newsroom to cover a democracy under attack. Best of Deadline 'Ginny & Georgia' Season 3: Everything We Know So Far 'Poker Face' Season 2: Everything We Know So Far The Real Story Behind 'The Devil in The White City,' From An Architect's Dream To A Serial Killer's Murder Castle — Historical Images
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25-02-2025
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MSNBC Layoffs Target 99 Union Staffers, WGA East Claims
Amid a broad reshuffle of its programming lineup, MSNBC is initiating 'mass layoffs' of 99 employees who are members of the WGA East, the union said Tuesday. Over the past two days, according to WGA East, 'we learned that MSNBC is starting mass layoffs of 99 of our union colleagues from at least nine different shows. This devastating news comes after the slow, painful trickle of announcements regarding a near-total overhaul of the network's broadcast lineup.' More from Variety Keith Olbermann Slams MSNBC for Cutting Ties With Joy Reid and Other POC Hosts: 'A Purge So Brutally Racist It Makes You Think It Was Done by Musk' Rachel Maddow Sounds Off on Major MSNBC Line-Up Changes and Exit of Joy Reid: 'I Think It Is a Bad Mistake to Let Her Walk Out the Door' Jen Psaki Moves to Primetime Weekdays in MSNBC Overhaul Among other changes, Comcast-owned MSNBC is removing Joy Reid and Alex Wagner from its primetime lineup. Meanwhile, Jen Psaki, the former Biden White House press secretary who joined MSNBC in 2023, is moving into the network's 9 p.m. slot between Tuesday and Friday. Affected staffers at the cable news outlets work on the following shows: 'The ReidOut,' 'Alex Wagner Tonight,' 'The Weekend,' 'Andrea Mitchell Reports,' 'Ayman Mohyeldin Reports,' 'Weekends With Jonathan Capehart,' 'The Katie Phang Show,' 'Jose Diaz-Balart Reports' and 'Inside With Jen Psaki.' MSNBC reps did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the layoffs. On MSNBC's air Monday night, longtime anchor Rachel Maddow criticized the changes and said some of the network's 'most experienced, most talented' producers are facing layoffs. WGA East's statement said, 'Although the Company has acknowledged that there are plenty of job openings at MSNBC, it has cruelly insisted that the workers slated for layoff must reapply for their jobs to remain employed. The MSNBC Union demands the Company not lay off any of the employees it has slated to be laid off but rather reassign them as needed. In the event that any employees are not retained, we demand the Company follow the layoff provisions of the collective bargaining agreement that it entered into with the Union.' On Sunday evening, President Trump on social media unleashed a tirade attacking MSNBC, along with Reid (whom he called a 'mentally obnoxious racist') and Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts (whom he called a 'lowlife'). 'This whole corrupt operation is nothing more than an illegal arm of the Democrat Party,' Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. 'They should be forced to pay vast sums of money for the damage they've done to our Country. Fake News is an UNPARDONABLE SIN!' Word of layoffs 'comes against the backdrop of the President of the United States making direct threats against MSNBC, among other news outlets, and at a time when it has never been more crucial to have a fully staffed newsroom to cover a democracy under attack,' WGA East said. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Grammy Predictions, From Beyoncé to Kendrick Lamar: Who Will Win? Who Should Win? What's Coming to Netflix in February 2025
