Journos vote to take industrial action against Nine with help of the MEAA

July 28, 2022 9:43

The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and Nine Publishing have been negotiating for several months, renegotiating the publisher’s enterprise bargaining agreement covering media workers at SMH, The Age, AFR, Brisbane Times, and WA Today.

MEAA members are working for a fair pay rise and improved grading, to ensure diversity in the newsroom, minimum standards for freelancers, and a public commitment to the Charter of Editorial Independence, amongst other things.

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Emma Shepherd

Emma Shepherd was the acting deputy editor at Mumbrella who has over seven years of print and digital experience in the industry and has previously worked as a reporter for media outlets Bauer Media (now Are Media), Yahoo Australia, and a content strategist and writer for various independent marketing agencies.

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Adam Portelli AFR Brisbane Times Charter of Editorial Independence James Chessell MEAA Nine Publishing SMH The Age The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance