‘A history-making moment’: Freelance talks begin at Nine

MEAA freelance representatives sat down with Nine management on Monday to “directly negotiate rates, annual increases, and conditions.”

This marks the first direct conversations between management and freelancers regarding worker rights in the history of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times, and WAtoday, according to the union.

As part of the negotiations with staff journalists during the five-day strike in July, contracted workers “insisted that a commitment to negotiate minimum standards with freelancers was part of the final deal” before returning to the workplace.