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NBC News conducted a round of layoffs Thursday, prompting a swift pushback from union employees who say the action is illegal.
The NBC Digital NewsGuild and the NewsGuild of New York condemned Management’s announcement Thursday, calling the move a clear disregard for workers’ rights, in a statement shared with Fox News Digital. Business Insider reported That NBC laid off about 40 employees, while creating about 12 new jobs that workers could apply for, as the division makes a shift in growth areas.
The union said creating unionized workers in the middle of negotiations for a first contract is illegal.
The union believes the layoffs are illegal under federal labor law. (Getty Images)
“NBC News Management has demonstrated a complete disregard for labor law and the demands of its union employees,” Carlin McCarthy, first vice president of the NBC Guild and producer of NBC News Now segments with Tom Llamas, told Fox News Digital . “We refuse to diminish their egregious and morally bankrupt behavior. We will fight and win a fair contract.”
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The NBC Digital NewsGuild represents nearly 300 reporters, editors, designers, video journalists, animators, social media strategists and editorial staff, who have been negotiating their first contract since unionizing in 2019. The union argues that the layoffs must be negotiated and forwarded under federal labor law.
“The executives at NBC News are living in a fantasy where federal law doesn’t apply to them and the newsroom is just fighting without fighting,” said Tate James, documentary video editor and president of the unit. “It’s time to wake up.”
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NewsGuild of New York files unfair labor practice charges against NBC over layoffs in 2023 and 2024 (Getty Images)
The NewsGuild of New York has filed unfair labor practice charges against NBC in connection with previous rounds of layoffs that occurred in 2023 and 2024, according to the press release. The charges are still pending before the National Labor Relations Board.
“We are evaluating all options and hope that NBC management can come forward in good faith in these proposed layoffs as required by law,” said Susan DeCarava, president of The NewsGuild of New York.
The NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003 of the Communications Workers of America, is a labor union representing nearly 6,000 media professionals and other employees of news organizations in the New York area, including the New York Times, the New Yorker, Thomson Reuters and Propublica.
CNN also announced plans to lay off 6% of its workforce this week. The long awaited move As a result it eliminated 200 jobs.
Fox News Digital reached out to NBC News for comment.
