The MSNBC Union, which represents 300 of the network’s employees, reacted on Friday to the latest round of layoffs, which impacted 10 percent of the workforce at the cable news channel.
The Writers Guild of America, East, confirmed 30 MSNBC employees in the bargaining unit were let go and, “we are extremely frustrated and disappointed by NBC’s decisions. This not only negatively impacts the individuals laid off, but every member of our unit and the shows we put on air.”
The union continues to say in its statement that the layoffs were done “without advance notice” and “in such a manner that many colleagues spent the day worried, wondering if their team would be next.”