By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-19 16:08:16 | Updated at 2024-11-19 18:28:34
2 hours ago
DNC layoffs with no severance leave staffers scrambling, union says
Washington Post via MSN ^ | Nov 18, 2024 | Justine McDaniel, Mariana Alfaro
Posted on 11/19/2024 8:04:48 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
The Democratic National Committee workers’ union on Monday condemned layoffs by the organization, saying permanent employees were terminated last week with one day’s notice and no severance pay.
While staff jobs at campaign offices routinely end after elections, the DNC laid off permanent employees, including people who had been told their positions would continue after the election, the staff union said in a statement.....
In a statement, the DNC noted that, every election cycle “political organizations scale up to meet the demands, and as the cycle comes to a close, it’s a tough reality of our industry that we must part with talented, hardworking staff.”
“While the DNC has met the terms of the union agreement negotiated by the CBA, we share the entire DNC family’s frustration and continue to provide resources to all members of the team to support them in this transition,” the DNC’s statement read.
A DNC staffer who was not laid off and is part of the union described the layoffs as “abrupt.”
The staffer noted that while there was no clause in workers’ contracts that would have provided them a severance package, that shouldn’t preclude the DNC “from doing the right thing.”
“It doesn’t absolve them of the responsibility to live up to its values and principles and treat its workers with, you know, basic dignity,” the staffer said.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dnc; dnclayoffs
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So the DNC actually met its obligations.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
The staffer noted that while there was no clause in workers’ contracts that would have provided them a severance package, that shouldn’t preclude the DNC “from doing the right thing.”
need a new union?
2 posted on 11/19/2024 8:06:56 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are not longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
They should remember that the democratic coal in their stocking was brought to them by Union labor.
3 posted on 11/19/2024 8:08:09 AM PST by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupum)
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