MEAA has condemned the cuts to front line editorial staff announced today at News Corp metropolitan and community titles around the country.
Photographic staff and production roles have been targeted in the cuts, which were announced at newsroom meetings with company representatives today.
In some cities, up to two-thirds of the photographic staff will be cut, although exact numbers have not yet ...
The Equity Diversity Committee made this submission to the 2017 inquiry by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts into factors contributing to the growth and sustainability of the Australian film and television industry.
Equity Diversity ...At meetings today, MEAA members in the Fairfax Sydney and Melbourne newsrooms have strongly condemned the $30 million cut to the editorial budget announced by Fairfax management yesterday. Journalists have given the company until Monday to demonstrate it is serious about genuine consultation with staff to achieve savings while not cutting jobs.
MEAA Media section director Katelin McInerney said members on ...
Section 159 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009 requires a registered industrial organisation (MEAA) to publish a notice on its website that it has lodged a proposed alteration to its rules with the Fair Work Commission.
MEAA, on the authority of the Federal President, Simon Collins, lodged a Statement with the FWC on 30 March 2017. ...
In response to Fairfax Media’s announcement this morning of proposed changes, MEAA Media director Katelin McInerney said: “Fairfax journalists have delivered in spades for the company: more readers than ever and record digital subscription numbers. The announcement from the company today leaves more questions than answers.
“We are looking for a genuine consultation that draws on the expertise of the editorial ...
