Other actions are announced. The strike that began five days ago at Europe 1 ended on Wednesday, employee representatives announced after a meeting with management, against the backdrop of a merger with CNews, the Canal + group’s news channel.
The president of Lagardère News, which owns Europe 1, Constance Benqué, pledged to “open discussions on a” sort of conscience clause “which can allow those who would like to leave to do so” with compensation, such as the the strikers demanded, explained Jean-Gabriel Bourgeois, the president of the society of editors (SDR) of Europe 1.
“The strike stops but it is not over”
The conscience clause allows journalists who disagree with a change of editorial line to leave their media with compensation, but this device is not legally compatible with the press agency status enjoyed by Europe 1, he said. precise.
It remains to be seen what form this departure plan could take, the management being ready “to discuss it fairly quickly” with a view to “more in-depth negotiations at the start of the September”, added Olivier Samain, SNJ union representative. “The strike stops but it is not over”, assured the trade unionist, promising “other actions” to come “to maintain the pressure on the management”.
A context of growing concern about the editorial future
Tuesday, nearly a hundred employees voted to continue, until Wednesday 1 p.m., the movement initiated to contest the dismissal of a colleague, in a context of growing concern about the editorial future of the radio.
The disciplinary action against journalist Victor Dhollande “is ongoing”, to the chagrin of the strikers, “but we felt a desire not to knock him out,” explained Jean-Gabriel Bourgeois.