Strike at Tamedia is followed by mediation

The strike in Tamedia in western Switzerland is suspended. Workers' representatives and business leaders have agreed on mediation. The conciliation procedure is conducted by the canton of Vaud

The two parties to the conflict have accepted the terms and conditions of the conciliation procedure, said Thursday the canton of Vaud. This includes a strike ban on workers during the procedure. The employer can not announce any further layoffs and it must suspend the layoffs that have occurred up to here.

The mediation will take place under the leadership of the president of the Vaud government Nuria Gorrite and the economic director Philippe Leuba. A first session is scheduled for next Monday. Negotiators agreed to treat the talks confidentially.

The editorial offices of Tamedia Romandie had started an indefinite strike on Tuesday afternoon. They protest with the work stoppage against the establishment in late July of the print edition of the daily "Le Matin". 41 employees risk losing their job

The Zurich publisher Tamedia publishes the newspapers "Tribune de Genève", "24 heures", "Le Matin" and "Le Matin Dimanche" and the newspaper Grati "20 minutes" en French-speaking Switzerland.

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