Layoffs have begun. Around 3AM PT, members of @dailykos Guild were notified that they were laid off via email. At the same time, our @PMWG union rep received notice that our #layoff-aversion proposal had been rejected in full. While those employees were told that their employment @dailykos ends tomorrow, @dailykos management has already locked them out of Gmail, Slack, and other job-critical tools. #layoffs

Yesterday, members of our Guild unit suddenly lost access to email, Slack, HubSpot, and other vital tools used to do their jobs. Others received deposit notifications for final PTO disbursements. Some saw their @dailykos Staff accounts converted to Community accounts. We’ve come to the table ready to bargain at every step. We're actively attempting to help @dailykos right itself by collaborating on ways to reduce our people costs. But our negotiations have been complicated by unclear parameters and shifting goalposts.

Right now, @dailykos has our harm-mitigation proposal for consideration, and we’re hopeful they agree that our commonsense, humane solutions are a more equitable way than layoffs to meet our shared goal. Our proposal recommends cross-training and internal transfers for members potentially impacted by layoffs who would like to remain employed at @dailykos. This is one way to avoid unnecessary harm from #layoffs.