Around half an hour ago, I saw a group of pension-age people heading down to the train station. I'd wager they were headed to Southbank, to rally in support of striking #ABC workers. If I am wrong, I will never know it.
"Freelancers at Nine Newspapers stand with our in-house colleagues and commit to do what it takes to win a fair deal for all workers at Nine. We note and appreciate the continued support of in-house staff in pursuing a fair deal for freelancers, and we affirm our solidarity with staff negotiations and commit to act in concert with anticipated industrial action.
Journalism jobs with good pay and conditions, both in-house and freelance, are necessary now more than ever. Insecurity and precarity are detrimental to the production of quality public interest journalism and we recognise the common interest of staff, freelancers, and the broader community, in fighting to ensure a sustainable industry."
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