Paris (AFP)
The strike against the plan of savings to Radio France entered Monday in its second week, with a saw-tooth mobilization which continues to disturb the antennas of the public group.
The strike rate for the entire day was 3.3% of the planned workforce, according to a statement released to AFP by the group's management, while the previous weekend was marked by a renewed mobilization (11.2% Friday, still according to the direction).
Since the beginning of this social movement launched on November 25 by the unions of the public group, the mobilization has lost in magnitude (nearly a quarter of the workforce had stopped working that day), but programs remain disrupted, both from national branches such as France Inter and franceinfo, than 44 local stations in France Bleu.
"We continue to fight against this strategic plan," said a staff member at a new employees' GA organized on Monday.
"For the moment on the substance nothing changes," said another union official, reporting that management still refused the main demand of unions, namely the withdrawal of the savings plan presented by the group CEO Sibyle Veil.
This plan includes 299 job cuts and, at the same time, the creation of 76 positions, out of a total workforce of nearly 4,800. Group management has ruled out any forced departure and the downsizing must be based primarily on a voluntary redundancy plan.
The strike was launched last week by the six unions of the "round house", with varying durations (the CGT has filed a renewable notice, still valid and has been extended again on Monday until Tuesday evening) .
And this movement is expected to last, at least until the interprofessional strike of December 5, which could lead to a renewed wave of mobilization at Radio France. Especially since the same day, the audio-visual reform must be presented to the Council of Ministers.
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