The guild, certified in 2019 and withabout 150 employeesat the time, does not yet have a contract.
They have learned of about a half dozen News Guild members impacted, he said.
The company plans to schedule follow ups with the guild to discuss in more details.
The source also said that reporting structures have shifted, something that is not uncommon at companies.
The staff cuts also were scattered across the divisions at NBC News and MSNBC, according to the source.
The job reductions followed the announcementearlier this weekof layoffs across the parent company NBCUniversal, numbering in the dozens.
Staff reductions mean greater workloads, longer hours, and longer workweeks.
The WGAE also contended that the layoffs were made without advance notice.
Some of those laid off began sharing the news of their exits shortly after getting word.
Jesselyn Cook, who covered online harms.
She wrote that she got back from maternity leave to find out that she got a notice.
It was a very short run, but Im grateful for the time I had here.
Emily Siegel, a reporter in the investigative journalism unit, also wrote that she was laid off.
