Stuff Staff to Strike over Pay
November 28, 2022
Stuff journalists who are members of the E tū union have rejected a pay offer from the company and voted to take industrial action.
It is understood that about 185 journalists who are union members have agreed to stop work two hours before their shifts would normally end on two days this week, and to hold a 24-hour strike next week.
The union has been seeking minimum pay of $55,000 a year, a switch to a system that would normally see journalists automatically progress to a higher level on a pay scale each year, and a minimum 7.25% pay rise to match inflation except on any sum earnt over $100,000 a year.
It is understood the company has agreed to the first two demands and offered a pay rise that for E tū members would average out at 7%, with larger rises strongly weighted towards those on lower pay.