a reappearance despite around sixty announced departures

2023-08-05 17:20:49

After the signing of the agreement ending a historic forty-day strike, the great crossover began in Sunday newspaper (JDD). The announcements of departure follow one another among the hundred employees who protested without success, for six weeks, once morest the appointment of Geoffroy Lejeune, the former director of Current valuesat the head of the editorial staff of the title (owned by the Lagardère group, in the process of being taken over by Vivendi, controlled by the billionaire Vincent Bolloré).

Having not won their case, at least sixty journalists on permanent contracts, fixed-term contracts and freelancers have informed the human resources department of their wish to leave the company with a contractual termination, relying on the agreement initialed on 1^is August by the Society of Journalists (SDJ) of JDDthe trade unions and the management of Lagardère News (the group’s media division).

The story repeats itself. In 2016, a hundred journalists left the i-Télé channel when Vincent Bolloré took control, under similar conditions, before the latter became CNews. Five years later, regarding seventy members of the editorial staff of Europe 1 had also chosen to leave, in disagreement with the editorial shift that was announced, following Vivendi became the largest shareholder of Lagardère.

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Au JDDthe number of departures is likely to increase by October 15, the deadline set to take advantage of the agreement corresponding to two months’ salary per year of seniority up to fifteen years of presence, then one month per year additional.

“There are still employees of the JDD who wish to start the procedures when they return from vacation and other freelancers who will come forward in the coming weeks »are persuaded several journalists who requested anonymity.

While they do not want to associate their signatures with that of Geoffroy Lejeune, close to Eric Zemmour and Marion Maréchal, nor write a line under his direction, journalists wishing to leave also benefit from an exemption from activity for three weeks. which may be supplemented by paid leave, pending their effective departure.

The track of a competing project

Saturday at midday, the journalists of the JDD held a new remote general meeting, during which they discussed the pitfalls to avoid before validating their departure. In the next few weeks, they intend to set up an association and plan to organize a party for the alumni of the JDD in the second half of September, an evening open to all who wish.

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