SDA editorial office resumes work on fourth day after strike began
The SDA editorial staff resumed work on Friday afternoon after a strike lasting almost four days. However, the strike was not over, but only suspended, the industry association Imprint announced. The SDA board of directors agreed to negotiations.
The SDA editorial staff reserves the right to continue its strike. It demanded that the SDA Board of Directors respond to the editorial team's conditions at the upcoming negotiations. A large majority of the sda editors had previously decided to suspend the strike at an editorial meeting that was virtually full. Meanwhile, the editorial team has resumed work.
Negotiation offer welcomed
The SDA editorial team welcomes the Board of Directors' offer to negotiate. However, the labor dispute is not yet over, as the most important demands have not yet been met but are still the subject of negotiations. These include, in particular, the suspension of the dismissals. The editorial meeting had already given the editorial commission, the industry association Impressum and the Syndicom union the mandate to negotiate. The editorial meeting will decide on the basis of the development of the negotiations whether the preconditions for industrial peace have been restored.
Detailed analysis drawn up
The board of directors of SDA had met representatives of the editorial commission on Thursday for an initial exchange. Both parties agreed to start negotiations together. They drew up an outline of the future direction of the SDA. The parties formulated their expectations and needs. They agreed to start negotiations to clarify open points. The first round of negotiations will take place on February 13. (SDA)
