Publishers reject establishment of conciliation committee
Last December, Comedia and Impressum turned to the Federal Conciliation Board in an effort to resolve the collective bargaining agreement dispute with the publishers. The Publishers' Association maintains that the Federal Conciliation Board lacks jurisdiction.
In December last year, the
Media trade union Comedia and its partner organization Impressum an
the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco). They requested the appointment of
of the Federal Conciliation Board for the settlement of collective
Labor disputes. This should be included in the negotiations for a new
Collective labor agreement for the print press. How the
journalist organizations was announced on Friday, the
Swiss Press Association does not take up this offer. This is what
Comedia in a press release. The two organizations had
hoped that the use of the conciliation committee would resolve the conflict with the
publishers' association has been defused and negotiations on a
Collective labor agreement for journalists and technical staff
editorial staff can be resumed. The publishers refuse to
now apparently decided against using the arbitration board. The trade unions
are "very disappointed" about the publishers' statement to the attention of
of Seco, writes Comedia. The publishers want to "once again
refuse to engage in any talks," the press release continues.
The union expects Seco to take its concerns on board and
set up the conciliation committee as quickly as possible. After two missed
years, it is now time to take the place of "publishing
Daniel Kaczynski, who is a member of the
Managing Director of the Swiss Press Association, told
of Werbewoche is surprised at the timing of the Comedia announcement. The
Association had already submitted its statement months ago. The
Kaczynski justifies his rejection with the fact that the conciliation committee
is not regarded as competent. This is a
Institution that mediates conflicts surrounding an existing CLA. Since
Currently no collective labor agreement for print journalists
the Federal Agency could not be deployed. "We
maintain the position that a possible CLA should not address the wage issue.
should not be regulated," Kaczynski continued. The wages
are to be regulated at company level. As the views of the publishers
and the trade unions on this point from the outset
diverge, there is also no chance that a
arbitration board would be successful. The Swiss Press Association would
a possible offer to negotiate a CLA without wage regulation.
negotiate for the time being. However, in the last three
years, we have developed a different practice that is more focused on
The media companies should clarify employment issues internally. This
Carole Scheidegger wants to stick to this path.
Media trade union Comedia and its partner organization Impressum an
the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco). They requested the appointment of
of the Federal Conciliation Board for the settlement of collective
Labor disputes. This should be included in the negotiations for a new
Collective labor agreement for the print press. How the
journalist organizations was announced on Friday, the
Swiss Press Association does not take up this offer. This is what
Comedia in a press release. The two organizations had
hoped that the use of the conciliation committee would resolve the conflict with the
publishers' association has been defused and negotiations on a
Collective labor agreement for journalists and technical staff
editorial staff can be resumed. The publishers refuse to
now apparently decided against using the arbitration board. The trade unions
are "very disappointed" about the publishers' statement to the attention of
of Seco, writes Comedia. The publishers want to "once again
refuse to engage in any talks," the press release continues.
The union expects Seco to take its concerns on board and
set up the conciliation committee as quickly as possible. After two missed
years, it is now time to take the place of "publishing
Daniel Kaczynski, who is a member of the
Managing Director of the Swiss Press Association, told
of Werbewoche is surprised at the timing of the Comedia announcement. The
Association had already submitted its statement months ago. The
Kaczynski justifies his rejection with the fact that the conciliation committee
is not regarded as competent. This is a
Institution that mediates conflicts surrounding an existing CLA. Since
Currently no collective labor agreement for print journalists
the Federal Agency could not be deployed. "We
maintain the position that a possible CLA should not address the wage issue.
should not be regulated," Kaczynski continued. The wages
are to be regulated at company level. As the views of the publishers
and the trade unions on this point from the outset
diverge, there is also no chance that a
arbitration board would be successful. The Swiss Press Association would
a possible offer to negotiate a CLA without wage regulation.
negotiate for the time being. However, in the last three
years, we have developed a different practice that is more focused on
The media companies should clarify employment issues internally. This
Carole Scheidegger wants to stick to this path.
