Tough economic times and rising inflation are already creating greater hardships for our members, and we expect the Company to be more generous in its severance than it has been in previous rounds of layoffs. “The majority of these layoffs decimate the jobs of Part-Time workers in the unit – workers who were already paid below industry standards and received no other benefits from the Company except the accrued sick time that is obligatory under most state laws. Gawker is shutting down for a second time.
“The decisions BDG made today come with real-world consequences for the workers who lost their livelihood,” WGAE continued.
William Farrington In an all-hands newsroom meeting, Denton tried to quell the storm by explaining that. Today’s latest round of layoffs, and the closure of Gawker, came after more than two years of attempting to bargain a first contract with BDG, and on the heels of more recent bargaining dates being outright canceled by the Company.” Gawker founder Nick Denton shuttered Gawker in 2016 after losing a 140 million lawsuit. “This is the third round of layoffs over the last six months that have effectively led to halving the original unit from 200 workers to just above 100 workers. Gawker the irreverent news and gossip website resurrected in 2021 after being forced out of business when it lost a 140 million lawsuit filed by wrestler Hulk Hogan for publishing his sex tape. The union was “appalled by BDG’s decision to lay off nearly 40 of our unit members,” the statement reads.
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Gawkers article archive remains online following its shutdown, and its. The statement demands an opportunity to bargain over BDG’s layoff decision, noting it’s “something the company is obligated to do under federal labor law.” BDG shuts down Gawker and lays off 8 of staff, CEO announces. Its other six websites were unaffected and continue to operate under Univision. Responding to the news of Gawker’s shuttering and BDG’s overall layoffs, the Writers Guild of America issued a strongly worded statement, obtained by TheWrap.
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