First CLA then accession of the publishers
The legal notice expresses reservations about the idea of involving publishers in the Swiss Press Council. The Swiss Journalists' Association expects publishers to make efforts toward a new collective bargaining agreement.
The journalists' association Impressum has reservations about the plan to involve publishers in the Swiss Press Council. For the association, there is a contradiction between the publishers' refusal to agree on a new collective labor agreement and joining. Ethics and working conditions belong together, the association writes in a press release. In principle, however, the association would be open to publishers participating in the Press Council. However, a new CLA must be discussed, as a credible commitment to professional ethics is only possible if collectively regulated working conditions are also advocated. The delegates want to determine the association's definitive position on the accession of publishers in the fall. Until then, they expect the publishers to be prepared to conclude a new CLA.
