Imprint: Daniel Suter elected president
At its delegates' meeting on March 25, 2011, the journalists' organization Imprint unanimously elected Daniel Suter from Zurich as its new president. The adaptation of the French-speaking Switzerland press CLA was approved. In a resolution, the delegates also called for the resumption of CLA negotiations in German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino.
The newly elected Impressum president Daniel Suter is a journalist and writer. As president of the staff commission of the Tages-Anzeiger, he has shown great commitment to journalists, especially on the occasion of the mass dismissal in 2010, according to Impressum. The Syndicom union is also pleased with Suter's election. Suter is a dual member of Impressum and Syndicom. His election opens up the opportunity for even better and friendly cooperation between the two journalists' associations, the union writes in a communiqué.
Furthermore, the Imprint delegates approved the revision of the CCT (CLA of the French-speaking Swiss press). In particular, the copyright regulations were adapted to the needs of multimedia publishers, according to the report. The result of the negotiations must now be approved by the general assembly of the Presse Suisse employers' association in April. In a resolution, the delegates also call on the publishers in German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino to resume negotiations with Imprint on a press collective agreement.
