Overview

• The strike began Thursday at 13:30 and is scheduled to run until Friday at 23:59.
• The vote counted 258 participants with 158 in favor, 64 against and 7 abstentions.
• Employees seek at least 17 permanent contracts in line with a management commitment referenced in an agreement signed with three unions.
• Staff oppose a potential sale to Vincent Bolloré’s media interests and call for guarantees to preserve an independent national and local newsroom.
• Union delegates say they still await a meeting with the Les Echos–Le Parisien leadership, and management has not provided clear answers on any sale process.