Tamedia: Journalists' association and union demand job security
Impressum, the Swiss Association of Journalists, and Syndicom, the Media and Communications Union, have taken a critical stance toward Tamedia Publishing’s surge in profits. Among other things, they are calling for the reinstatement of laid-off employees.
This will help to reduce the chronic overload in the editorial offices, writes Impressum in a communiqué on Tuesday. The jump in profits of the two publishing houses must be used sustainably.
The Syndicom trade union put it even more pointedly in its press release: "A jump in profits to 111 million francs is the indecent reward for extremely tough restructuring measures that were implemented on the backs of the employees."
The huge profits are a slap in the face for all those employees of the company who have fallen victim to the massive savings programs and restructuring. Syndicom is demanding that Tamedia refrain from further redundancies. In addition, the publishing house should increase the salaries of all employees by 200 francs per month.
In addition, the company is relying on Tamedia's assurance - should the sale of the electronic media become a reality - that employees' jobs will not be at risk and that the continuation of all media titles is guaranteed. The aim is to promote quality journalism and maintain media diversity.
Potential buyers must be made transparent and committed to these goals in the long term, the statement continued. Furthermore, for both Impressum and Syndicom, the time has come to improve the social plans and initiate a social partnership with a collective labor agreement. (SDA)
