EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — A few days after Los Angeles Times staff walked out for a one-day strike in front of LA City Hall over job cut threats, the newspaper announced Tuesday that it was laying off at least 115 people — or more than 20% of the newsroom. Those being laid off include LA Times Guild members and managers. Matt Pearce, the president of Media Guild of the West which oversees the LA Times Guild and other western subsidiaries of Newsguild-CWA, said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that 94 members of the LA Times Guild are included in the layoff — that’s close to 25% of the union’s membership. L.A. Times management has notified me that 94 @latguild members are being notified of intended layoff today, or about one-fourth of our whole membership. This total, while devastating, is nonetheless far lower than the total number of Guild layoffs initially expected last week.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 23, 2024 23:04 UTC