 Congratulations & thank you to everyone who participated in last Thursday's industrial action. All ABC Radio & Television Broadcasts were seriously disrupted. The ABC appeared to have been overwhelmed by the depth and breadth of the industrial action, considering the one-week notice management had of the action, nationally, programmes were scattered and amateurish.
The overwhelming success of this first national action provides an excellent foundation for our guerrilla campaign.
What’s NEXT? – The Alliance is holding a national phone hook-up of delegates on Monday 25 September to discuss our next steps in our campaign of guerrilla industrial action. If you have ideas for action or would like to participate in the hook-up please contact your Alliance Delegate or local organiser.
The joint unions have responded to Mark Scott’s all ABC employee email sent late Wednesday afternoon. Management have NOT improved their offer since our last negotiations, i.e. since before the ballot commenced.
Further information available soon at www.alliance.org.au.
Joint Alliance / CPSU pickets were held in most capitals and some regional centres
Victoria
Melbourne
100 approximately attended picket. Huge banners, flags, Alliance balloons were plastered outside the building. Speakers from the ACTU, Alliance and CPSU and telegrams arrived from Kath and Kim, B1 and B2, Groucho and friends.
Regional Victoria – All out in Sale and most other Regionals, 1 person worked in Ballarat.
South Australia
Adelaide
Around 40 people attended the picket /BBQ outside ABC Adelaide, supported by Nurses, AMWU and other unions. BBQ held opposite at corner of Rosetta and Main North East Rd.
Regional SA – all on strike Renmark, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Mt Gambier
Northern Territory
Darwin
Unions NT attended. There were no journos working at all. News editor did the only NT story that ran in the national bulletin. Even some of those who'd been reluctant to join the strike ended up at the picket!
NSW
Sydney
In Sydney approximately 180 people, picketed both entrances to the ABC. The picket on Harris Street received 100’s of honks of support from passing traffic (4 lanes one way). Banner on pedestrian overpass over Harris St. 'No Way To ABC Pay Cuts'. Speeches (short) by Alliance and CPSU delegates, DJ through out the morning. Followed by a barbecue for Alliance and CPSU members hosted by the Alliance at Redfern.
Newcastle
All on strike and picket held in morning with an Alliance member dressed as a gorilla (guerrilla tactics).
Wollongong, Wagga Wagga, Bega, Lismore, Port Macquarie, Orange, Dubbo, Tamworth, Coffs Harbour. We understand only 1 person in regional NSW worked yesterday (they donated their pay to a charity).
Tasmania
Hobart
Only 2 people worked on the day out of around 45. Picket in the morning followed by lunch overlooking the bay. Launceston all on strike.
Western Australia
Perth
Picket in Perth supported from CFMEU, AMWU, ASU & LHMU members. About 50 all up, with pictures and interviews by Seven, Nine, Ten, Sunday Times and The West Australian. Members Equity Bank supplied a lunchtime barbecue; Bernard Carney sang union songs on guitar. Bunbury, Kalgoorlie and Albany Kununurra out. Normal country radio seriously disrupted.
Queensland
Brisbane and Regionals all out just 1 person in Rockhampton. Protest in Cairns. Brisbane members met for lunch.
Overseas
No internationals filed between midnight Wednesday to midnight Thursday.
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