Unionised editorial staff have walked off the job after a breakdown in pay negotiations.
More than 500 editorial staff at one of Australia’s major media outlets have gone on strike over pay and conditions as Nine insists the walkout will not impact its Paris Olympics coverage.
“While we recognise the right of unions to take industrial action, and I firmly believe a return to the negotiating table is the best pathway to progressing the EBA. “Journalists have asked for a modest wage increase in line with the CPI after foregoing any pay rise during COVID and at a time when the company is making record profits,” she said.
About 90 of the roles to be made redundant are from the publishing division, with about 50 from the Metropolitan publishing arm which includes the state-based papers, but not. The company has offered three weeks for staff to apply for voluntary redundancies. The redundancies are separate from the EBA negotiations, which are the subject of the strikes.
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