The NBC O&O Employees also Getting Their Pay Whacked (Patreon)

FTVLive told you that CEO for NBCUniversal Jeff Shell sent a long email to the staff, telling them that the pay cut train was rolling into town. 

As for those working at the NBC O&O's, they also got a follow-up email from NBC O&O President Valari Staab. 

In her memo, she addresses the fact that many at the O&O's like Anchors, Reporters, and others have a contract with the company. But, as Staab says in the email, "we are asking all our staff on-air talent like you to participate in this important company-wide initiative."

The " company-wide initiative" is to take a pay cut and do so nicely. 

Of course, cutting a contract employee's pay goes against what a contract is. But, NBC wants the employees to look past that and just go along with the cuts. 

"If you consent, no further action is required of you, and this change will go into effect for you as of June 8, 2020. If you wish to opt out of this initiative, you may do so by email to Dave Crossen (copied here) no later than 5pm EDT on May 12 2020," Staab says in the email. 

In other words, you can opt-out, but it is likely the company will not look at you finely.

If you decide to keep the pay that you both agreed upon in YOUR contract, you are not a team player. 

I get that these are hard times, but I almost never see a company that had a record-breaking profit year, step up and just throw each employee $3,000 bucks or more. 

Yet, when times get tough, the same employee is strongly encouraged to give up the salary that they agreed to. 

It seems like a one-way street and the employee is getting run over. 

Also, you are asking these same employees to continue to be on the front lines of covering a global pandemic and doing so for less money then they are making now. 

Here is the internal email sent to the NBC O&O talent and obtained by FTVLive: