This Monday, the Union of Journalists (SJ) formalized a strike by workers at Global Media Group (GMG), which owns several news organizations, on January 10, demanding “immediate payment of outstanding remuneration.”
In addition to the workers of the media group, which owns news organizations such as Diário de Notícias, Jornal de Notícias, O Jogo and TSF, the strike notice, dated December 29 and published by SJ this Monday, also covers “all journalists, regardless of of the media organization for which they provide services” from 14:00 to 15:00 on January 10, “so that they can express their solidarity” with GMG workers, as well as “notify the political authorities and civil society about the situation in the sector.”
SJ, on behalf of GMG workers, justifies the strike – from 00:00 to 24:00 on the 10th – by “repeated non-compliance” on the part of the group’s management.
In justifying the strike, SJ emphasizes that “GMG’s executive committee repeatedly fails to fulfill the most basic duties and legal obligations to its employees and service providers” and “calls into question the titles of its positions, to the detriment of the company.” myself”.
On Friday, the media outlets Diário de Notícias, Jornal de Notícias, O Jogo and TSF approved a strike on January 10 after the group’s management told workers the day before that they would not be able to pay wages. for December and that the financial situation is “extremely serious.”
In a formal strike notice, workers demand “immediate payment” of wages due, Christmas bonuses and benefits due to independent workers (green slips), remembering that “many service providers” working in the group had to “resort to the solidarity of journalists to survive.”
At the same time, they call on the GMG executive committee to “immediately put an end to any process determining the termination of employment contracts.”
The administration is accused of basing “its behavior on contradictions between what it said it would do and what it has done” since taking office just over two months ago, and is urged to focus “on investment and improving conditions labor” to expand the group. and ensure “effective freedom of information for all citizens.”
The GMG executive committee, in their opinion, “does not meet the standards required by the management of the media group.”
On Sunday, SJ demanded that GMG shareholders dissolve the executive committee for making statements “harmful to the interests” of the group.
Shareholders and the executive committee trade accusations and threats while workers have not received their December salaries and Christmas bonuses and service providers have not received payments they are owed.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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