Folks
in
the
Northern
California
office
of
the
American
Civil
Liberties
Union
are
busy
prepping.
They’ve
got
more
on
their
mind
than
just
their
latest
legal
battles
—
there
are
layoffs
on
the
horizon.
Earlier
this
month,
October
18th,
the
executive
director
of
the
ACLU
in
Northern
California
announced
a
major
change
was
coming
to
the
office.
According
to
insiders
at
the
office,
they’re
“restructuring.”
That
corporate
speaks
translates
to
“eliminating
whole
program
areas
they’ve
had
a
decades-long
commitment
to”
as
well
as
“consolidating
other
subject
areas.”
All
of
which
means
staff
and
attorneys
will
be
shown
the
door.
From
a
tipster:
This
week
it
was
announced
there
will
be
significant
layoffs
across
the
organization,
including
multiple
attorneys.
No
numbers
or
timelines
yet
but
this
is
moving
very
fast
and
the
Board
will
vote
on
(and
very
likely
approve)
the
restructuring
on
11/14.
We
are
unionized
and
expect
the
45-day
layoff
notice
right
around
11/15.
The
process
by
which
this
was
done
was
horrible
and
it’s
clear
they
are
actively
working
to
push
out
long
time
staff
in
the
legal
department.
Above
the
Law
reached
out
the
ACLU
of
NorCal
for
comment,
but
they
did
not
provide
one.
Hopefully
the
scope
of
the
layoffs
is
less
dire
than
the
insiders
suspect.
If
your
firm
or
organization
is
reducing
the
ranks
of
its
lawyers
or
staff,
whether
through
deferrals,
open
layoffs,
stealth
layoffs,
or
voluntary
buyouts,
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