The strike at the Sunday newspaper has been renewed and the JDD has a very good chance of not appearing for the fourth week in a row (AFP/Archives/Christophe ARCHAMBAULT)
The strike at the Sunday newspaper was renewed on Friday and the JDD is very likely not to appear for the fourth week in a row, announced the Society of Journalists of the weekly.
These journalists are protesting against the appointment by the Lagardère group of an editorial director marked on the far right, Geoffroy Lejeune.
The 22nd day of strike was voted on Friday “96%, in a vote by secret ballot” (93 for, 4 against, 10 blanks and null), indicated on Twitter the SDJ, representative body of the editorial staff.
“It’s Saturday that we know that the newspaper cannot be closed. But there is a 99% chance” that the July 16 issue will not appear, told AFP, under cover of the anonymity, a member of the board of the Society of Journalists on Friday morning.
A new vote is scheduled for Saturday morning.
The daily Le Monde said Thursday evening that Lagardère was considering delaying the arrival of Mr. Lejeune. According to his information, he “would not ultimately take up his post immediately and a departure counter would be open for employees”.
Asked about these projects by AFP, the Society of Journalists neither confirmed nor denied.
“We maintain our two demands,” she replied. These are to “renounce the appointment of Mr. Lejeune” and to “offer the editorial staff guarantees of legal and editorial independence”.
“Discussions are continuing with the management as since the beginning of the conflict” and “we are thinking about future actions”, added the representative body of the strikers.
Le Monde said that according to Lagardère’s calculations, the absence of the JDD on newsstands caused the weekly to lose 500,000 euros each time.
Lagardère must pass under control, in October at the latest, of Vivendi, group of billionaire Vincent Bolloré, after a successful takeover bid.
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