Democratic fundraising juggernaut ActBlue slashed 17 percent of its workforce on Monday, less than two months after its union gleefully announced it had struck a landmark collective bargaining agreement with the company that raised the bar on how employees should be treated.
The ActBlue union is singing a different tune now that 32 of the 54 employees terminated during Monday's layoffs were members of its bargaining unit.
The union said its members were being unfairly punished for the "Financial difficulties" of ActBlue, adding that the layoffs put the organization's progressive accolades at risk and will jeopardize its ability to finance the Democratic movement in the 2024 elections.
The union alleged that ActBlue management refused to reduce its own bloated pay to stave off the layoffs, saying that doing so would have been "Oppressive."
ActBlue said Monday the layoffs were part of a "Restructuring" effort to ensure it can best deliver a strategic fundraising advantage to Democrats.
ActBlue is the predominant fundraising vehicle for the progressive movement, having raised nearly $12 billion for left-of-center groups and politicians at the local, state, and national levels since 2004.
ActBlue Technical Services, the nonprofit organization that manages ActBlue's technology infrastructure, reported holding net assets of $92.8 million at the end of 2021, according to its latest available financial disclosure.
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