AAP staff to send management anonymous letters as parties lock horns over pay

Unionised staff on the Australian Associated Press (AAP) possess resolved to send letters to management airing their disappointment after pay talks genuine by which the newswire set aside ahead an “insulting” counter provide to workers.

The revised provide tabled by management in the end of pay negotiations gradual last month would peek AAP staff salvage a 2% pay rise backdated from July 1, with a further 1.5% increase from January 1 next year. Shortly after these talks, unionised staff agreed to send anonymous messages to management by AAP’s online feedback include to show cloak management “how serious” they are about securing an improved deal.

AAP staff entered into a weird round of pay negotiations last month, led by calls from the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) for a three-year pay deal that would peek staff salvage annual pay rises of 6% until July 2026, and prolong coverage of the endeavor settlement to cover assistant and specialist roles within the newsroom.

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