Enough people accepted buyouts so there will be no need for layoffs after all. I guess I was worried for no reason. I'm not happy about losing so many good folks, but at least they chose to leave instead of being cut involuntarily. All in all, this... — read more 

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/07/1217690720/washington-post-workers-strike

I wish they'd just get it over with. We've been at this since December.

https://news.yahoo.com/staffers-war-wapo-publisher-over-000000411.html

I hear they are gonna do 500 on Friday, Hawaiian shirt day? Anyone have the list?

The Washington Post on Tuesday became the latest media company to conduct layoffs, cutting 20 roles in a move that publisher Fred Ryan had indicated last month the newspaper would take in early 2023... — read more 

The WARN Act requires an employer to notify employees, in writing, 60 days before a layoff, and pay the employee for those 60 days, in addition to any severance the employee may be entitled to. Unfortunately, some employers attempt to circumvent the... — read more 

Turmoil at the Washington Post has intensified after a contentious town hall meeting on Wednesday in which the newspaper’s publisher, Fred Ryan, astounded staffers by announcing substantial job cuts to come, then quit the meeting, refusing to answer... — read more 

The most obvious sign layoffs are coming: Executives hint at layoffs using other terms, like 'restructuring' "downsizing," "reorganizing," "incremental synergies," organizational efficiency," "offshoring," "streamlining," "headcount reductions"... — read more 

Is artificial intelligence poised to put tens of thousands of journalists out on the streets around the world? It can certainly look that way, with AI creeping into journalism and every business more and more each day. An AI-powered — and... — read more 

In a memo to staff, Washington Post CEO Patty Stonesifer says 120 employees have accepted buyout packages. If the paper doesn't find another 120 people who will accept buyouts in the next two weeks, it will implement... — read more 

“When you have all of these issues combining in an election year, all these things are happening and it’s this confluence of different factors and stresses on the field that are really making it difficult for journalists to cover the stories we find... — read more 

The Washington Post on Monday laid off 54 employees from Arc XP, the division of the company that makes and sells publishing software to other media brands, as part of what a Post spokesperson called a “refined product... — read more 

WaPo leadership is using elections as a pretext to force RTO on their whole engineering team, on short notice. This could be an anti-union captive audience move, or a stealth layoff, to RIF engineers without provoking the news union.

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How will the Trump administration's affect the Washington Post? Even though it's considered a Democrat paper, I expect WaPo to soft pedal the corruption. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/educational-corruption-devos-devolution-dahn-shaulis?published=u

The most obvious sign layoffs are coming: Executives hint at layoffs using other terms, like 'restructuring' "downsizing," "reorganizing," "incremental synergies," organizational efficiency," "offshoring," "streamlining," "headcount reductions"... — read more