At the close of the daily newspaper “I Avgi” its Board of Directors reacts strongly ESÍEA, speaking of a “sudden death” that was “decided without planning, without consultation, without information and above all without guarantees for the future of workers”.
“Similar attempts have been made in the past, but were met with strong reaction from workers and any plans to suspend the issue were thwarted,” notes the ESIEA in its statement.
At the same time he talks about blow to the industry, by highlighting that the decision “it hurts pluralism in the news”. He also emphasizes that “leadership colleagues and left-wing politicians served on the newspaper”.
Finally, the ESIEA Board of Directors asks the SYRIZA leadership to review its position, consult the unions and workers and declares that it will support its colleagues.
Workers’ assembly
The workers called a meeting for the afternoon at the newspaper office. “We have just been informed that by decision of the party’s Executive Board, the daily newspaper AUGIS will close from TOMORROW. Therefore, we called a meeting today, at 7pm, at the newspaper’s headquarters, to organize our collective response. Representatives of our unions will also participate in the meeting”, states the meeting notice.