Overview
- ABC management and staff representatives agreed to a draft deal that lifts pay by 4% in the first year and by 3.25% in each of the next two years, with no $1,000 bonus.
- The proposal includes back pay to October 1, 2025, and creates clearer pathways for workers stuck at the top of pay bands.
- CPSU bargaining delegates gave unanimous endorsement, while MEAA delegates will urge members to accept, and the full workforce must still vote.
- The offer came after a 24-hour strike that forced reruns and BBC clips on air and followed a Fair Work Commission–mediated meeting with managing director Hugh Marks.
- The ABC employs more than 4,400 people, including about 2,000 in news, so the outcome will shape pay and progression for a large national workforce.