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From 23 to 24 September 2024, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) will be hosting a workshop entitled “Collective bargaining in though times” at the TGS Academy in Istanbul, as part of the Stand up for Journalism (SUJ) project. The workshop will address the different challenges related to collective bargaining, including the topics surrounding the digital age, with insightful speakers from all around Europe.

This workshop is the first in a series of five 5 thematic, capacity-building workshops. The others will focus on online harassement and better protection of journalists, equal rights for freelancers, well-being and burnout in journalism and organisation in the age of AI.

Please find the agenda below:

 

DAY 1 – MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

09:00 – 09:15: Welcome and registration

09:00 – 09:30: Opening remarks 

Gokhan Durmus, President of TGS (with live translation)

Maja Sever, President of EFJ and TUCJ

 

09:30 – 11:00: Panel 1 – Collective action in the headlines

This discussion will discuss practical attempts in organising large employers with many locations, using the campaigns to organise workers at BBC in Turkey, TikTok and Hollywood as case studies.

Maja Sever, President of EFJ and TUCJ

Andreas Hänisch, TikTok Berlin Works Council 

Sercan Gidisoglu, Voice Actor and FIA Executive Member

Moderator: Yuk Lan Wong, Head of Projects at EFJ

 

11:30 – 13:00: Panel 2 – Different tactics for collective bargaining

What are the good and bad practices? How can we learn from each other and adapt new strategies in the digital media landscape?

Radu Stochita, Researcher, freelance journalist and labour union activist

Pablo Aiquel, Secretary General of SNJ-CGT

Marijana Camovic Velickovic, Vice-President of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro

Moderator: Tamara Filipovic, Secretary General of NUNS and chair of EFJ Labour Rights’ Expert Group (LAREG)

 

14:00 – 16:30: Breakout session 1 – How to maintain members in your union ?

This workshop helps union activists develop the skills to maintain engagement from members to keep them active before, during and after the bargaining process.

Lead: Espen Brynsrud, Head of department for journalism and organisation at the Norwegian Union of Journalists (NJ)

 

14:00 – 16:30: Breakout session 2 – Mobilising for collective action

Participants will look at effective ways to engage members before and throughout collective action, especially by harnessing digital tools.

Lead: İlyas Coşkun, journalist at Journo and organiser at TGS

 

16:30 – 17:00: Reporting back and conclusions

 

DAY 2 – TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

09:30 – 11:00: Panel 1 – Back to the future of journalists’ unions

How do you attract young people to join collective actions? This session will dive into what young people want from unions and how to engage them within trade union structures.

Mathis Godefroid, ETUC Youth Committee member

Markus Valentin, Danish Media Students 

Nuno Viegas, Board Member of Sindicato dos Jornalistas (SJ) and journalist at Fumaça

Moderator: Rebecca Bonello Ghio, EFJ Projects & Policy Officer

 

11:30 – 12:45: Panel 2 – How to engage social partners in tough times ?

The panel will explore the impact of technological change on journalists’ working conditions, and highlight how social dialogue can provide the means to negotiate measures that support workers. 

Salla Nazarenko, International affairs expert at the Union of Journalists in Finland

Neda Tadic, Journalist and member of the Independent Trade Union of Workers in Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) 

Nadire Mater, Co-founder of online news portal Bianet 

Moderator: Ayse Banu Tuna, TGS General Secretary

 

12:45 – 13:00: Discussions recap and concluding remarks

Yuk Lan Wong, Head of Projects at EFJ

Maja Sever, President of EFJ and TUC

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