“Under the pretext of reform, it is an organized destabilization and weakening”, denounce six public enterprise unions on Thursday in an internal message. The bill reforming public audiovisual will be debated on June 30 and July 1 in the National Assembly.
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A strike “Unlimited” is scheduled for Radio France from June 26 for “Defend Radio France and public audiovisual”, Announce six public enterprise unions, Thursday, June 19, in an internal message, while the bill reforming public audiovisual will be debated in the National Assembly on June 30 and July 1.
The text of Senator Laurent Lafon (UDI), defended by the Minister of Culture Rachida Dati, plans to create a holding company, France Médias, which would oversee France Télévisions, Radio France and the INA (National Audiovisual Institute), under the authority of a Chairman and CEO.
Radio France unions denounce the “Back to the bill on the merger of public audiovisual”A project that “remains the greatest threat to our public service missions”. They see it as a “Bureaucratic and political assembly” Who “seriously threatens the independence of Radio France, its public service mission and the very existence of certain branches”. “Under the pretext of reform, it is organized destabilization and weakening.”
The six signatory unions are also opposed to economy measures that affect Radio France, “A budgetary strangulation” which leads the management of the group to multiply “Erratic projects and devastating restructuring”. They point to the removal of Mouv ‘, the “Threats” on France Musique, reform of production methods or “Externalizations never called into question”. They also deplore a “Network of distorted local radios”Or “The identity of the locals disappears”. They also alert “Salaries, rights and social works” who are “attacked”.
“The CFDT, CGT, FO, SNJ, South and Unsa trade union organizations all call on Radio France to stop work from Thursday, June 26, and for an unlimited duration”, continue the unions in his message. As of June 26, unions appeal to employees to strike “To defend Radio France and oppose savings”. From June 30, the mobilization will be “Against the holding project alongside employees and employees of France Télévisions, France Médias Monde and the INA”. The signatories announce the organization of rallies.
