Wall Street Journal Workers Say Enough is Enough!

On May 30, Media Company Dow Jones laid off five workers at the Wall Street Journal, after laying off 45 workers earlier this year—despite record profits.

“There seems to be no justification for doing this other than a wish to cut costs to the bone and maximize profits without regard to the destruction of employee morale, loyalty, and the quality of our report,” said a Wall Street Journal worker.

Ben Kesling, a former U.S. Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and is an award-winning reporter who worked at WSJ for 10 years, said that he was laid off in one minute and 45 seconds—"less time than it takes to microwave a Salisbury steak”. 

Members of the Independent Association of Publishers' Employees (IAPE)-NewsGuild CWA 1096 took a stand last week to say “Enough is enough!” Workers walked out for a mid-day rally at WSJ offices in New York City, before posting individual notes of protest and solidarity with the laid off workers on the office door of WSJ Editor in Chief Emma Tucker.