Mediation instead of strike in labor dispute at Tamedia Romandie
The strike at Tamedia in western Switzerland has been suspended. Employee representatives and company management have agreed to mediation. The mediation process is being led by the canton of Vaud.
The two parties to the dispute had accepted the conditions for the conciliation proceedings that had been stated to them, the canton of Vaud announced on Thursday. These include, on the employee side, a ban on strikes for the duration of the proceedings. The employer may not issue any new notices of dismissal and it must suspend the notices of dismissal that have been issued so far.
The mediation will take place under the leadership of the President of the Vaudois Government Nuria Gorrite and Economic Director Philippe Leuba. A first meeting is scheduled for next Monday. The participants in the negotiations agreed to keep the talks confidential.
The editorial staff of Tamedia Romandie went on an indefinite strike on Tuesday afternoon. With the work stoppage, they are protesting against the planned discontinuation of the printed edition of the daily newspaper at the end of July. Le Matin. 41 employees are threatened with job loss. The Zurich-based publishing house Tamedia is giving up the newspapers in French-speaking Switzerland. Tribune de Genève, 24 heures, Le Matin and Le Matin Dimanche and the Grati newspaper 20 minutes out. (SDA)
