The address of the voice of the north presented a social plan to employees this Monday that provides for the elimination of 105 positions, particularly seniors, and the creation of 50 new ones, that is, a cut of 55 jobs, the unions of the regional newspaper indicated in a joint press release .
No talks have yet been held with management, but according to the unions, CEO Michel Nozière has indicated that “there would not be much to negotiate” on this plan, which has a deadline of April 14.
From 17 to 13 editions
“It goes against the government’s stated desire to keep the elderly in employment,” Bertrand Buissière, elected SNJ to the CSE, told AFP.
Some 48 journalist positions are being cut, partly offset by the creation of editor and publisher positions. the voice of the north It had, before this social plan, 580 employees, including 310 journalists.
The project foresees a grouping of editions, which will go from 17 to 13. Among them, the editions of “Calais, Lille and Roubaix-Tourcoing are in full purification”, believe the unions. Contacted by AFP, the newspaper’s management did not respond at the beginning of the afternoon.
The last PSE of this title, the flagship of the regional press, had resulted in 132 voluntary resignations in 2017, while 178 were originally planned. According to the latest data from the Alliance for Press and Media Figures (ACPM), the newspaper 185,568 copies are distributed daily. the voice of the north It reached a turnover of 118.7 million euros in 2021, compared to 113.2 million in 2020.
Source: BFM TV
