DNC union rips leadership for laying off employees without severance – Washington Examiner
The union representing employees of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has criticized the DNC leadership for terminating staff without severance pay following the party’s defeat in the 2024 general election. The union described the layoffs, which were communicated with only one day’s notice, as a result of “callous and short-sighted mismanagement.” The union pointed out that the affected employees were previously assured their positions would be secure post-election. They called on leadership to take two key actions: provide severance pay to all laid-off employees, and communicate transparently about the layoffs and any future cuts. Additionally, the union highlighted a disparity in severance offerings, noting that staff from Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign received three weeks of severance, while DNC employees were left without support.
DNC union rips leadership for laying off employees without severance
The union that represents staffers at the Democratic National Committee is calling out its leadership in the wake of the party’s defeat in the 2024 general election.
The statement said the DNC is “facing the fallout of callous and short-sighted mismanagement by senior leadership.” The union said that beginning last Wednesday, permanent employees were notified of their termination, which was effective on Friday and with no severance pay.
“These cuts go far beyond typical campaign turnover and impact employees who were previously told their positions would be retained after the election,” the statement said.
One day’s notice, no severance—the DNC fights for workers, just not their own.
Full statement below: pic.twitter.com/l3S2U0Na20
— DNC Staff Union (@dncstaffunion) November 18, 2024
The statement called upon leadership to consider two actions to “align the DNC’s actions” with its “principles.” The union said leadership could first offer severance to every permanent employee who was laid off and second, address the staff “honestly and transparently.”
The statement said the DNC leadership has refused to disclose to the DNC Staff Union “the full extent of the layoffs and whether or not additional cuts are planned.”
According to the statement, staff working on Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) presidential campaign were provided with three weeks of severance. The DNC union letter said that to its employees, unlike Harris-Walz staffers, DNC senior leadership chose to “leave loyal staff scrambling to cover rent, medical expenses, and childcare costs.”
The union said that in order to begin regaining the trust of voters, the DNC “must start by living our party’s values.”
“The DNC staff is proud of the values that our party stands for,” The statement read. “We want to make it clear, however, that the principles we champion on the national stage have been disregarded in our own workplace.”
DNC Chair Jamie Harrison has announced he will not seek reelection next year after Democrats lost the presidential election. Top Democrats are scheduled to meet in mid-December to discuss who will replace the leader, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, former Georgia lawmaker Stacey Abrams, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Martin O’Malley, the former Maryland governor and current commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
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