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Union members protested against employee layoffs in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The department laid off 11 employees to combat a $2 million budget deficit. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)

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Layoffs of TFT employees to combat $2M deficit draws protest from students, staff

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The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television laid off almost a dozen employees and cut its budget in early February to address a $2 million budget deficit, according to a TFT statement.

https://dailybruin.com/2020/02/27/layoffs-of-tft-employees-to-combat-2m-deficit-draws-protest-from-students-staff/

Sunday, March 22, 2026

IN THE NEWS:

Layoffs of TFT employees to combat $2M deficit draws protest from students, staff

By Samantha Fredberg, Kari Lau

Feb. 27, 2020 1:29 a.m.