ABC journalists to strike for first time in 20 years with widespread news disruption expected
by Amanda Meade Media correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#74DXZ)
Union says belowinflation pay rises and insecure work threaten the future of Australia's publicinterest journalism
ABC journalists will walk off the job on Wednesday for the first time in 20 years, triggering severe disruption to the public broadcaster's news services for 24 hours.
The protected industrial action involves staff in the journalists' Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and the non-journalists' Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), which represents staff in technology and control systems.
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