SI’s guild reached out to various sports leagues as well as the sports council of the AFL-CIO to spread awareness of the storied outlet’s rapidly worsening situation. In January, numerous guild-covered employees fired or told they would be laid off within 90 days. SI, once the standard in sports journalism, is currently in a holding pattern after Authentic terminated the agreement it had with the Arena Group to publish its magazine and website after Arena missed a $3.75 million licensing payment.