More than 1000 staff at ABC had plans to strike on Wednesday in an effort to improve the career progression of junior journalists and resolve issues with pay.
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) filed the notice to walk off the job for two hours, but the MEAA cancelled the plans after reaching an agreement with management over workplace conditions.
CPSU members will proceed with the action to express their anger at the national broadcaster’s negotiation process.
The CPSU did not disclose the number of ABC members participating in the protest, but it is estimated to be in the hundreds, which will be an impediment to ABC operations on Wednesday at 7am and 3pm.
The MEAA’s media director Cassie Derrick said the direct intervention of ABC managing director David Anderson had dramatically improved talks.
The new offer, once signed, will give ABC staff a pay rise of 11 per cent over three years, backdated to October 1, 2022.
They will also receive a one-off $1500 bonus, an audit of the gender and cultural diversity pay gap, and a new framework for career progression.
The last ABC strike was in 2006, and it affected the 7 pm television news and national bulletins.
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