The society of journalists of the general daily
20 Minutes
voted this Thursday at 90% to go on strike for one day.
The 71 employees (out of 96) in favor of the movement denounce the cuts of 6 positions and not replacing others already vacant.
"
The editorial staff denounces the disastrous consequences of these job cuts on the quality of its work [...] in a context of a health crisis
," the press release explained.
When contacted, the newspaper's management refused to comment on the strike.
A motion of no confidence already voted
At the beginning of March, 80% of the editorial staff voted a motion of no confidence against the management of the free daily, in which they expressed concern for the future of the title.
Employees were already opposed to job cuts and a wider recourse to partial unemployment.
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The economic situation of the newspaper, a subsidiary of the regional daily Ouest-France, has been severely deteriorated by the health crisis, and the fall in advertising revenue essential to the free daily.
