DNC layoffs with no severance leave staffers scrambling, union says

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Tue Nov 19, 2024, 05:57 AM
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DNC layoffs with no severance leave staffers scrambling, union says

Updated November 18, 2024 at 6:34 p.m. EST|Published November 18, 2024 at 4:46 p.m. EST

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.…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/18/democratic-national-committee-layoffs-union/




I scrolled back, didn’t see that this had been posted earlier

I'll just park this here.

KC

[RonE]

FEMA sends in emergency safe-space trailers. Facing possible career changes, social workers on hand to explain how non-taxpayer funded businesses operate.

[Texacon]

FEMA sends in emergency safe-space trailers. Facing possible career changes, social workers on hand to explain how non-taxpayer funded businesses operate.

Most excellent response!

KC

[USA4ME]

milestogo

10. Maybe they overspent

One solution to raise cash to pay off their debt would be for Kamala to fight Mike Tyson in a PPV event.

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[SVPete]

Sounds like Kammie Kampaign financial incompetence was worse than currently reported. Maybe those millions of $$$$ to buy celebrity appearances (not just Oprah's production company!) could have been better used elsewhere.

[SVPete]

soandso (1,109 posts)
5. No severance for long time employees
Reply to FBaggins (Reply #1)
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:50 AM
and no advance notice it was coming down is shitty, to say the least.

They should learn to code.

Deminpenn (16,298 posts)
3. Not a good look for a party that says it supports unions
Reply to 4139 (Original post)
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:04 AM
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Post Alert! Post Alert! Post Alert! Truthing has been committed!!!

4139 (1,978 posts)
9. It's normal for the DNC (And RNC) To be in debt after presidential election...
Reply to FormerOstrich (Reply #8)
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 10:20 AM
… Hopefully, it’s not too far in debt, Not easy fundraising after a loss

Campign debt and paying it off at a snail's pace is a decades-long Dem Party tradition, but laying off people who have worked for the Party for multiple decades goes far beyond that tradition.

[SVPete]

One solution to raise cash to pay off their debt would be for Kamala to fight Mike Tyson in a PPV event.
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Or Kammie and Creepy Porn Liar could go on, ummmmm, tour together, Kammie to pay off her Kampaign debt, CPL to pay the judgment she owed Trump. I'm sure a truck-stop tour would do well, maybe they could do a BOGO deal ...