Hearst Magazines has instituted a layoff as part of an apparent restructuring. 

The company did not release the number of affected employees, but The Wrap puts the number at around 60. 

“After a thorough review of our business, we’ve decided to reallocate resources to better support our goals and continue our focus on digital innovation while strengthening our best in class print products,” said Debi Chirichella, president of Hearst Magazines, in a memo to the staff, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “We will scale back in areas that do not support our core strategy and will eliminate certain positions as we reimagine our team structures to drive long-term growth.”

The move was promptly slammed by Sam Wheeler, director of the Writers Guild of America East. He called the layoffs “needless, irresponsible, and cruel,” and accused Hearst of being “consistently anti-union.” 

Wheeler added: “Unsurprisingly, the small army of senior executives with make-work jobs and self-important titles, who add little to nothing to build Hearst’s brands, apparently made it through today relatively unscathed.”