The Writers Guild of America East has denounced a series of “mass layoffs” at MSNBC, where it says 99 of its members are set to be cut amid an ongoing shakeup at the network. The union says staffers from “at least nine different shows” will be affected by what it calls “the slow,

Among other changes, Comcast-owned MSNBC is removing Joy Reid and Alex Wagner from its primetime lineup. Meanwhile, Jen Psaki, the former Biden White House press secretary who joined MSNBC in 2023, is moving into the network’s 9 p.m. slot between Tuesday and Friday.

The Writers Guild of America East responded to what it called "mass layoffs" at MSNBC Tuesday, slamming the "devastating" move at the liberal news network as an irresponsible decision while democracy is "under attack" by the Trump Administration.