The cuts were announced starting on Wednesday night and were effective Friday; and DNC leaders did not tell staff how the layoffs were determined or whether additional cuts are planned, according to the union.

Losing an election has not absolved the organization of its responsibility to treat its workers with basic dignity.”

The Democratic National Committee’s staff union lambasted the national party Monday for allegedly laying off workers last week without severance — decrying what it described as a “betrayal of party values.