Italy: Journalists strike for collective agreements
On Wednesday, journalists from news agencies and newspapers went on strike. The reason: Journalists and employers have been negotiating new collective bargaining agreements for months without reaching an agreement.
Journalists from news agencies and newspapers went on strike on Wednesday. The reason: journalists and employers have been discussing new collective agreements, income levels and temporary employment contracts for months without any results. The strike is to continue until Thursday, reports the SDA news agency. The journalists' union accuses the publishers' association of jeopardizing the independence of journalists and promoting a production model that diminishes the quality of Italian media and the rights of journalists. Publishers are increasingly exploiting poorly paid freelance journalists, according to the criticism.
