Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Vic: Fairfax workers to return to work tomorrow


AAP General News (Australia)
08-31-2008
Vic: Fairfax workers to return to work tomorrow

Striking Fairfax Media journalists in Victoria and New South Wales will return to work
tomorrow .. after an agreement was reached to end the standoff between staff management.

At union meetings held in Sydney .. Melbourne .. Newcastle .. Woollongong and Canberra
journalists resolved to return to work Monday morning.

Staff and management have been locked in an industrial dispute since last week .. over
pay negotiations and job cuts.

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance spokesman MIKE DOBBIE say union members today
heard details of revisions to the company's enterprise bargaining agreement.

He says the company's withdrawn threats to lockout members and to sue the union and
individuals for damages.

AAP RTV md/af

KEYWORD: FAIRFAX RETURN (MELBOURNE)

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