Journalists Plan Strike on Day of Olympic Opening Ceremony

Published on July 23, 2024

Editorial staff at one of Australia’s most prominent newspaper groups threatened to strike on July 26 after negotiations for a new enterprise bargaining agreement fell through. The media union said journalists at Nine Publishing had voted in favour of a five-day strike, including on the opening weekend of the Paris Olympic Games. The group—formerly of the Fairfax Media group—includes legacy news brands The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times, and WAToday. “The company’s pay offer fails to acknowledge the cost of living pressures, and management has not dealt with other claims from journalists, including a genuine commitment to better workplace gender and cultural diversity, improvements to grade progression, and protection through consultation in relation to AI,” the union said in a statement....

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