About fifty former members of Europe 1 expressed on Sunday their "
solidarity
" towards their colleagues at the station, on strike since Friday, denouncing the "
serious and imminent danger
" threatening according to them the radio of the Lagardère group, "
under the pressure of Vincent Bolloré
”, its main shareholder.
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In a column published on the site of the day Le Monde, Philippe Alfonsi, Anne Sinclair, Ivan Levaï, Stéphane Paoli or even Jean-Michel Aphatie worried about "
the establishment
" of a "
partisan editorial line in total rupture with the long history
”of Europe 1, while bridges are being considered with CNews, the information channel of the Canal + group, a subsidiary of Vivendi, controlled by billionaire Vincent Bolloré.
"
Before + the Canal + spirit, there was + the Europe 1+ spirit, often rebellious and impertinent, but never partisan
", write the signatories of the text, bringing their "
total solidarity
" to the employees of the station, on strike "
for the first time in over sixty years
”.
"
The responsibilities in the current disaster
" of Europe 1 "
are multiple.
But its main shareholder had never tried to make it a partisan political toy and a speaker of the hatreds which stir up our political debate
”, they are alarmed.
"
Particularly outraged by the violence done
"
These former members of the station also say that they are “
particularly outraged by the violence done
” to employees wanting to “
express simply and clearly their legitimate concerns
”. The strike was voted on Friday in the general assembly to protest against a disciplinary sanction procedure targeting a journalist, after an altercation with a human resources employee, against a background of growing unease between the departure plan and the proposed merger with CNews.
Like Saturday, the movement caused "
very minimal
"
disruption
to the air on Sunday, according to management, but weekends are mainly provided by precarious workers, according to several journalists interviewed by AFP.
There may be "
small repercussions on election night but in any case it will not be disturbed,
" added the management, without being able, for the time being, to comment on the impact of the strike on Monday morning, more developer.
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In support of the strikers and the freedom of the press, the SNJ-CGT and the SNRT-CGT Audiovisual are also calling for a rally on Monday at 9 a.m. in front of the headquarters of Europe 1 in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. The employees of Europe 1 will meet in general assembly from 10 am to decide on the follow-up to the movement.
