‘From here it is up to you’: Nine tables final offer to journos ahead of staff vote

The stand-off between Nine Entertainment Company and its newspaper journalists has reached its final hurdle, with a final offer “well-above” Nine’s expectations tabled by management yesterday. Should the offer be rejected at a vote later today, journalists will walk out on both Thursday and Friday.

The offer was put to Nine’s newspaper journalists via the MEAA yesterday by managing director of publishing, James Chessell, before he makes a set of in-person briefings this morning. Union members make up around 90% of staff across its metro titles.