Wing the strings.
messenger). content of the newspaper for its falling sales.
contents and their own right to work.' in the context of the battle for production, to safeguard a small undertaking.
and communication.
Furthermore, contrary to what the Socialist Party would have us believe, it was not the Communist Party which prevented the publication of the paper. It was the decision of the workers' commission, in which the influence of the CP is contested by a Maoist group, the Popular Democratic Union (UDP). One has only to note the embarrassment of the CP over the affair, and to see who has really benefited, to understand that it was not a question of the CP leadership pullWhat explanation of the conflict has been given by the workers of the Republica workers' commission? Their first argument is that it was an industrial dispute: the financial situation of the paper was getting worse, sales were falling, and their jobs were at risk. To exercise control over management decisions, they decided to elect a commission with one delegate for every 15 workers (two editorial staff, four printers, three clerical staff, two from despatch, and one But here this question overlaps with another: the workers' commission blamed the This version is supported by the media-workers' and printers' unions. The former took up in its motion the theme of an industrial dispute: "That is why the workers of Republica decided to exercise greater control over the newspaper in order to assure the non-party character of its They even add that the battle at Republica must be seen The Socialist Party, however, has organised its campaign around the theme of 'press freedom' But what is this 'freedom of the press' at present? Freedom of information? Not exactly. Rather, it is the freedom of the owners to maintain their hold over the means of information