May 17, 2015
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Radio France wants to cut jobs through a voluntary departure plan; the reform focuses on structural issues and job cuts.
Trade unions and the government were nearing an agreement on the future of Radio France after a 28-day strike that exemplified the challenges of loosening up labour legislation. Broadcasts resumed, after a strike that started 19 March (see our March Newsletter), and staff met to discuss next steps. Four of five unions voted to return to work after progress on a compromise reform plan. The company wants to cut jobs through a voluntary departure plan; the reform focuses on structural issues and job cuts, but management is not talking about cutting benefits.
English: http://www.timesunion.com/news/world/article/Protracted-French-radio-strike …
For more information, please contact the editor Jan Cremers, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) cbn-aias@uva.nl or the communications officer at the ETUI, Mariya Nikolova mnikolova@etui.org. For previous issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit http://www.etui.org/E-Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net.