PARIS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Staff at French business newspaper La Tribune have decided to suspend a strike begun in protest over a deal by owner LVMH (LVMH.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) to sell the paper, trade unions said on Monday.
"Staff at La Tribune, who have been on strike since November 29, have just voted (72 percent) to suspend their movement," the unions said in a statement.
Luxury goods group LVMH has decided to sell La Tribune after agreeing to buy rival French business newspaper Les Echos from Financial Times publisher Pearson Plc (PSON.L: Quote, Profile, Research).
LVMH is headed by France's richest man, Bernard Arnault, and his planned takeover of Les Echos led to protests by its journalists, who were concerned about the newspaper's editorial integrity following such a deal.
The trade unions representing La Tribune staff said employees would hold talks with LVMH executive Nicolas Bazire on Tuesday to discuss their future, and added they reserved the right to resume their strike in the future.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, editing by Will Waterman)
