Imprint and Comedia demand CLA negotiations from publishers
The journalists' organizations Impressum and Comedia are calling on the Swiss Press Publishers' Association to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). In doing so, they are demanding that the publishers fulfill a commitment they made when they joined the Swiss Press Council Foundation.
The journalists' organizations Impressum and Comedia are demanding that the Swiss Press Publishers Association negotiate a collective employment contract (CEC). In doing so, they are demanding a commitment that the publishers made when they joined the Swiss Press Council Foundation, as Comedia and Impressum announced on Thursday.
The journalists' organizations are thus renewing their demand of 30 June on the occasion of the congress of the Swiss Press Association, which is taking place from Thursday to Saturday in Montreux. In its response of August 20, the Publishers Association denied that joining the Swiss Press Council Foundation gave rise to a right to negotiations. The publishers' association had terminated the CLA for German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino, which dated back to 2000, with effect from August 1, 2004.
From fall 2007 to summer 2008, the social partners held talks on the problems that arose due to the discontinuation of the CLA for journalists. The publishers' association made it clear that it was not prepared to conclude a binding agreement for its members, even in part, the two organizations write in the communiqué.
The journalists' organizations are thus renewing their demand of 30 June on the occasion of the congress of the Swiss Press Association, which is taking place from Thursday to Saturday in Montreux. In its response of August 20, the Publishers Association denied that joining the Swiss Press Council Foundation gave rise to a right to negotiations. The publishers' association had terminated the CLA for German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino, which dated back to 2000, with effect from August 1, 2004.
From fall 2007 to summer 2008, the social partners held talks on the problems that arose due to the discontinuation of the CLA for journalists. The publishers' association made it clear that it was not prepared to conclude a binding agreement for its members, even in part, the two organizations write in the communiqué.
