Regional and rural journalists are overworked, underpaid and pessimistic about the future of their careers and the outlets they work for.
The MEAA Federal Council will have a fresh look with 43 new delegates and a change of leadership at the top of the union’s Media section.
Financial MEAA members should by now have received ballot papers and candidate information (where supplied by the candidates) for contested elections for union positions.
Every year MEAA fields enquiries from members working on screen productions about their entitlement to paid public holidays over the Christmas/New Year period.
As most productions call an unpaid hiatus over the period, it’s not a simple yes/no answer.
Crew whose contracts end before Christmas aren’t entitled to the public holidays, but if you’re coming back after the hiatus you may be ...
I’ve just completed 22 weeks on my final international TV series The Tourist and have announced my retirement after 35 years in the film ...
