NBC News began a round of layoffs on Wednesday as the company prepares to officially separate from MSNBC.

Impacted NBC News employees have been called into meetings to learn their fate, an insider told Fox News Digital. More than 100 employees are expected to be let go.

The NewsGuild of New York, which represents nearly 6,000 media workers across the tri-state region, isn’t pleased with the decision to reduce headcount among rank-and-file staffers.

"Instead of restructuring at the top, corporate profits are being maximized at the expense of our hard-working members who create the very value that drive the success of NBC," NewsGuild of New York President Susan DeCarava told Fox News Digital .

NBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

NBC and MSNBC were closely aligned

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