Union Rep: Layoffs at WaPo Amid ‘Budget Shortfalls’

By: Damon Marx | AdWeek

The Washington Post has reportedly experienced a round of staff reductions “amid rumors about lower-than-expected revenue and budget shortfalls,” according to The Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild’s co-chair, Frederick Kunckle.

Although the layoffs “appear to be small in number,” Kunckle reveals that those staff members affected by the “trim” were blindsided by a performance evaluation. Blaming management, he claims that these evaluations were “cooked up” to force these employees to accept the offered buyouts packages.