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MEAA outraged at Cairo court’s Al Jazeera verdict

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The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is appalled that once again an Egyptian court has found our colleagues Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed guilty of charges that have no basis ...

MEAA condemns latest Fairfax cuts

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The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, condemns the savage job cuts at the Newcastle Herald and its Hunter Valley operations announced by Fairfax Media today. The cuts will see a total of 46 jobs go across the region – with the ...

Changing nature of work makes portable long service leave essential, says MEAA

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With an increasing number of its members in transient, freelance or short-term employment, MEAA, the union for Australia’s creative professionals, is calling for reforms to make portable long service leave available to all workers ...

MEAA establishes Australian Basketballers’ Association

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The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) is thrilled to welcome aboard the Australian Basketballers’ Association (ABA) as a new body to represent the country’s top men and women basketballers ...

Entertainment workers’ union says cuts to weekend pay are not on

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Workers in the entertainment and arts industries who work on weekends face substantial cuts to their pay under recommendations from the Productivity Commission’s review into the workplace system, says their union, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance ...