NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo upset New York Daily News didn’t notify the state before announcing layoffs
On Monday, news broke that Tronc, the parent company of the New York Daily News, is laying off a number of its workers.
“We are reducing today the size of the editorial team by approximately 50 percent and re-focusing much of our talent on breaking news — especially in areas of crime, civil justice and public responsibility,” said an email obtained by CNN. “We know our readers look to us for a unique point of view, and we believe these topics offer our best opportunity to differentiate our reporting. We will, of course, continue to cover local news, sports and other events, but our approach will evolve as we adapt to our current environment.”
This apparently didn’t sit too well with Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who seemed upset that the paper did not notify the state beforehand.
My statement on the layoffs at the @NYDailyNews: pic.twitter.com/R1FflH98DX
— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) July 23, 2018
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
Note the line which states: “These layoffs were made without notifying the State or asking for assistance.”
That’s the line that lit up social media:
"These layoffs were made without notifying the state"#HeadDesk https://t.co/rQGVTcxCaY
— AG (@AGHamilton29) July 23, 2018
And tell me why they had to "notify" you?
— kramed67037 (@Kramed67037) July 23, 2018
Good question. Unfortunately, there’s not really a good answer.
Why does the state need to be notified? https://t.co/dbi1FFXJ2R
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 23, 2018
Exactly.
Maybe this is the answer:
When you forget that you're not a divinely appointed emperor of a feudal city-state… pic.twitter.com/HU4woJOALC
— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) July 23, 2018
Does every politician from NY think that it's standard and acceptable for government to dictate and interfere with the business activities of private companies?
— AG (@AGHamilton29) July 23, 2018
Apparently so…
Welcome to the People’s Republic of New York…
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