1. About Us
(The Campaign/About Us)

...nagement is not listening to its talented working journalists, so it’s important that you support the Media Alliance campaign for quality journalism. Donate to the Fairfax Fighting Fund, sign the p...

2. Campaign Contacts
(The Campaign/About Us)

Campaign Claire O'Rourke Industrial Organiser, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance Em: claire.orourke@alliance.org.au Ph: 02 9333 0935 Mb: 0412 984 925 Media Inquiries Mike Do

3. Fair Go, Fairfax: Don't discount journalism
(The Campaign/Editorial)

In May this year , the Media Alliance and The Walkley Foundation organised a two-day seminar on the future of journalism. Much of the time was spent asking, “Do newspapers have a future?” Clearly, con

4. Fairfax cuts spell decline of excellence
(The Campaign/Editorial)

...hat's more than the Rudd Government's 30 ministers. Earlier this year, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance held a summit, The Future of Journalism, at which most of the leading media organis...

5. Redundancies: Full Picture Revealed
(The Campaign/In The News)

...rising from the recent performance review will be included in calculations for any redundancy payments. The Alliance and the House Committee are due to meet the company again next week as the redundan...

6. Richard Glover: I won't cross electronic picket line
(The Campaign/In The News)

Stalwart Alliance member and SMH columnist, Richard Glover, yesterday invited Herald editor, Alan Oakley on to his drivetime radio show on Sydney’s 2BL 702. Oakley was silly enough to agree. He got

7. Media Alliance alert: Company threat to staff
(The Campaign/Editorial)

... last Thursday’s stop work meeting. And remember to contact your house committee representative or Alliance organiser, or come to tomorrow’s meeting for support.  Best wishes, ...

8. Holding Fire On Picket Lines At Printers
(The Campaign/Actions)

...pport of their metropolitan colleagues who are on strike – to sign the petition contact Nikhil Singh at the Alliance nikhil.singh@alliance.org.au Members at the Herald and Weekly Times in Victoria ...

9. Australian staffers express their support
(The Campaign/Letters of Support)

The Alliance chapter at The Australian offices in Sydney deeply regrets the management action at Fairfax Media that has left so many journalists in distress. Media Alliance members at The Australian

10. Sydney Rally AM Friday
(The Campaign/Editorial)

Footage from the Sydney rally is now available. Media Alliance federal secretary, Christopher Warren, federal president, Patricia Amphlett and Media section president, Ruth Pollard address journalists

11. Welcome back to work!
(The Campaign/Editorial)

...ven days before any formal vote of acceptance occurs. The company and the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance will finalise the drafting this week. Resolving the collective agreement is ...

12. We're right behind you say Murdoch journos
(The Campaign/Letters of Support)

The Alliance house committee at the Herald and Weekly Times endorses and supports the actions of journalists at Fairfax who are fighting to retain adequate staffing and conditions at their mastheads.

13. NZ EPMU: Letter of Support
(The Campaign/Letters of Support)

... NZ - is insignificant  compared with the latest turn of events in Australia as Fairfax tries to bully Alliance members into accepting its contract terms as the price of getting back inside their...

14. Fairfax Members Vote To Strike
(The Campaign/Actions)

Media Alliance members working on Fairfax publications in Sydney, Melbourne, the Illawarra and Newcastle have voted overwhelmingly to stop work immediately until Monday. The strike will affect the

15. Staff continue the battle
(The Campaign/Editorial)

... Join your colleagues, and your union, today. Call Claire O’Rourke on 0412 984 925 or email claire.orourke@alliance.org.au to get involved in the campaign to fight for the future of our company. Anyo...

16. Union to talk job cuts with Fairfax staff
(The Campaign/In The News)

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) will hold talks with Fairfax Media employees today over plans to cut 550 jobs. Read more.

17. Sunrise Ruth Pollard interview
(The Campaign/In The News)

Media Alliance president, Ruth Pollard, made an appearance on behalf of members on the popular breakfast program, Sunrise. View the full version by clicking read more. 

18. Australian Nursing Federation
(The Campaign/Letters of Support)

...rganisation for nurses and midwives in Australia, wishes to express our solidarity and support to the Media Alliance in the current Fair Go Fairfax campaign as you lead working journalists and editori...

19. ABC interview with David Kirk
(The Campaign/In The News)

Fairfax CEO David Kirk speaks with the ABC's Peter Ryan on Monday after the Alliance members have returned to work. peter_ryan_and_david_kirk 

20. Sydney Rally Details
(The Campaign/Actions)

... We will be assembling at  One Darling Island, Pyrmont, Sydney. For more information contact the Media Alliance on 1300 656 512 during business hours send an email to mail@alliance.org.au. All we...

21. Kirk's diktat versus a bottom-up process
(The Campaign/Editorial)

...on Churchill, chief executive and publisher - Victorian metropolitan and community publishing, told Media Alliance officials and members that the company had a dollar amount that had to be cut and t...

22. Future of Journalism summit in Melbourne
(The Campaign/Editorial)

...Meyer, the author of The Vanishing Newspaper -  will be among a stellar line-up of speakers when the Alliance hosts its next Future of Journalism summit in Melbourne on Wednesday November 26 (...

23. Fairfax employees to meet over redundancies
(The Campaign/In The News)

...nd operations. The company initially called for voluntary redundancies, but Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance spokesman Richard Harris said there were “real fears” forced redundancies could em...

24. Fairfax gets 'volunteers' for job cuts
(The Campaign/In The News)

The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) said it seemed likely Fairfax editorial staff would face forced redundancies as part of a "business improvement plan" to cut 550 jobs acros

25. B-grade managers and trash content
(The Campaign/In The News)

...vers, and then they have all this poor white trash content online." Read more here  Read the Alliance and Walkley Foundation's comprehensive Future of Journalism report here ...