The staff and volunteers at ΒιΆΉΣ³» Weekly send warm solidarity greetings to Fairfax workers taking strike action against the drastic job cuts being pushed by management.
We applaud you for taking this action β deemed illegal by this countryβs draconian anti-union laws.
You are setting an example of what breaking bad laws is all about: protecting peopleβs livelihoods and standing up for your right to a well-paid job.
In an increasingly digitised and alternative fact world, research and facts become even more important. Without specialist journalists, sub-editors and editors, we will have more front pages like the one on May 5, which included the new word βecomomyβ.
We agree that, as well as the job losses, a cut of $30 million is a political cut: it will influence what the editors decide to cover and how.
Like much of the media, ΒιΆΉΣ³» Weekly is also facing challenges in this digital age. But then, we donβt have a CEO earning a $2.7 million salary either, which makes a difference.
We stand with you.
Solidarity.