More than 800 News Ltd staff demand larger pay rise
Amid ongoing salary negotiations between News Limited and the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance more than 800 staff at the publisher have signed a petition calling for the company to offer a larger payrise.
The union, which represents journalists are currently in negotiations for a 12 month rollover agreement, which would cover all community, regional and metropolitan daily editorial staff.
In recent round of negotiations News Limited offered an increase of 2.25 per cent rise in salary. The union responded by circulating a petition labelling the below consumer price index offer “pitiful”. This petition has now been signed by around 850 members of staff. News Limited has previously said it employs around 2400 journalists nationally.
MEAA secretary Chris Warren said in further negotiations today the company had increased the offer to 2.5 per cent.
Why should the public side with News Ltd journalists for a pay rise, when the journalists especially Andrew Bolt are not interested in siding with facts only rumours especially attacking The PM?
Oh dear, just when Rupert is in town.
good luck negotiating with Rupert. The younger staff might wish to use teh interwebz to search for “wapping dispute”
Excuse me! When many in television are being retrenched and trying to get work, and have to work in lower paid positions to get by. Times are tough. Suck it up!
Yes, times are tough and Australian media producers (especially those with a significant print platform) are facing incredible economic changes, but the rhetoric has focused on the importance of content producers (sorry, journalists) as the creators who drive people to newspapers, websites, etc. All journalists also see the recruitment of new staff with high profiles, new investment around those personalities, and presume that recruitment delivers a high pay package. Given the generally low morale of the industry, it would appear prudent to deliver a reasonable pay hike to all in recognition of productivity, loyalty, and to show journalists that they are valued – especially if that is what they are being told.