Some of MSNBC’s biggest stars are – in extraordinary on-air fashion – rebuking management’s decision to cancel Joy Reid and Alex Wagner’s shows and lay off their production staffs.

The sweeping overhaul at MSNBC has reached production staff after tearing through its lineup of anchors. The network has already told the majority of employees who produce Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid’s shows that they were being let go with the option to apply for new roles,