Negotiations on collective agreement at Edipresse failed

The general management of the Lausanne publishing house
Edipresse and its journalists have not agreed on a
collective employment contract within the company. The current
valid contract, which offers better services than the French-speaking
The collective press employment contract expires at the end of the year. Negotiated
has already been under discussion for a year, as reported by the SDA. The proposals
of the management would have resulted in a significant reduction in wages,
announced the coordination office of the Edipresse editorial offices. They have
rejected these and submitted a new offer, which was
materially very close to the management's proposal. As
In return, the following was demanded for the contract term of two years
to refrain from dismissals for economic reasons. This
proposal, the management had not even entered into it. The editorial offices
are dismayed by the attitude of the general management, they say
further. It reflects the will to maintain the social partnership
to be undermined. The editorial coordination continues to offer a hand for
serious negotiations.