The writing of 20 Minutes voted this Friday a motion of no confidence against the management of the free daily, in which it expresses its concern for the future of the title.
A hot reaction after the announcement of the cuts of 6 positions and an extended use of short-time work.
Contacted, the management of the free newspaper did not comment.
According to a press release from elected officials of the Social and Economic Committee (CSE), this motion of no confidence was adopted by nearly 80% of the editorial staff (it was voted unanimously by the 74 votes cast, out of the 96 journalists that account free media, or 77% of them).
Six positions deleted
The newspaper, a subsidiary of the regional daily Ouest-France and the Belgian press editor Rossel, has been severely weakened by the health crisis.
Due in particular to the fall in the advertising market that it has caused.
In addition, this daily is read more by public transport users, whose use fell drastically for several months.
The editorial staff considers the management "
incapable of defining a clear and coherent strategy
" to bring the daily life back to financial stability, and blames it for "
erratic
" and "
damaging
" decisions for the newspaper and its employees.
"
Latest to date, the choice to increase partial unemployment in all departments of the company, just days after the implementation
" of a collective redundancy plan, which provides "
in the long term, the elimination of six positions , including four in writing
”.