‘Get your priorities right’: Nine CEO Mike Sneesby slammed as Nine journalists reject final offer and move to strike
A major five-day strike at Nine Publishing will proceed from Friday as journalists reject what they deem an inadequate offer from management.
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) confirmed that members at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times, and Watoday will walk off the job at 11am on Friday.
The strike coincides with the opening weekend of the Paris Olympic Games and comes amid ongoing disputes between the staff and management, centred around issues such as working conditions and compensation.
Why are any credible journo’s working at Nine, (or any of the commercial media orgs?): you do not need these overlords? Organise and set up a credible news org and do it as a co’op / collaborative. Quality will generate engagement and you will be paid more, without syphoning off funds to the ivory tower. Just do it!!!!!
Agree @Anonymous. Anyone who has ever worked with Sneesby knows his only priority, EVER, is himself.
It’s gotten worse at Nine, maybe the hubris of title, maybe a bit of effective coaching by Costello, a master of the dark arts of maximising self absorption and suppressing self awareness.
The Nine board can’t punt him fast enough. Pay the Paris hotel room and say adieu!
Sneesby timeline: Near $1m payout to Darren Wick. Cultural review into Nine TV Newsroom. Email redundancies on Friday, go on holidays to Greece next day no in-person meeting. Come back to Sydney- no change in executive bonuses. Threat of strike, carry Olympic torch through French village. Scotty Cam coming to Paris to stay in 1000 buck a night hotel, while job cuts swirling back home.
Let them eat cake leadership.
As a former Stan employee I can tell you, Sneesby’s only priority ever was and ever will be Sneesby.
Keep up the good fight.