Six days of movement which end with social advances. The strike by some of the staff of the international news television channel France 24, which began last Thursday, was suspended on Tuesday, November 24, the movement’s Twitter account announced in the early evening. F24 Solidarity.
“Only 13.9% of employees meeting in general assembly on Tuesday wanted to continue the strike. The strike is therefore suspended and we welcome the great progress it has made possible, especially for the most precarious with the hiring of 50 freelancers! “, writes F24 Solidaires.
Freelancers will be permanent contractors (CDI) by the end of 2023 (including thirty from 2022), the journalists at the initiative of the movement had previously indicated.
“We keep the threat of a new motion”
“We will remain attentive to everything moving forward and progressing in the right direction in the coming months. We keep the threat of a new motion, of a new strike ”, clarified Antoine Mariotti, member of the delegation of twelve people which was appointed by the general assembly to negotiate with the management and the unions.
Journalists from the Internet service and the Arabic-speaking channel, who still report unease within their teams, will be received by management on Wednesday at two different meetings, he added.
This strike was a continuation of several weeks of social protest, which resulted in the vote, at the beginning of the month, of a motion of no confidence in the majority of the members of the management. The employees protested in particular against the organization of the workload, too heavy and poorly recognized, the management methods, considered as discouraging, even “Destructive”, as well as the lack of resources.
France 24 offers four global continuous information channels (in French, English, Arabic and Spanish), broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week to 444 million homes on five continents. It has been offering its programs since the end of 2006 and belongs to the France Médias Monde group (which also oversees Radio France internationale, RFI).