ACM and News Corp journos strike pay deals, ABC offer rejected

As the new financial year begins, journalists and media companies have been at the bargaining table, with pay rates, lifestyle benefits, and the right to strike all up for negotiation.

Earlier in the week, News Corp staff accepted a 6% pay rise over two years, and the continuation of an agreement struck last June where management agreed to consult with its journalists over the way generative AI was used within the company’s newsrooms.

These AI stipulations were added following concerns over a landmark deal News Corp made with OpenAI last May, that allows the company to scrap current and archived content from News Corp’s publication to train its AI tools.