The Democratic National Committee’s staff union lambasted the national party for laying off workers last week without severance in what it decried as a “betrayal of party values.”

The union representing workers at the Democratic National Committee blasted the party's leadership Monday morning following large layoffs the past several days. "The principles we champion on the national stage have been disregarded in our own workplace,

The statement said the DNC leadership has refused to disclose to the DNC Staff Union “the full extent of the layoffs and whether or not additional cuts are planned.”