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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n The two unions representing ABC staff are close to confirming a pay deal with managing director Hugh Marks, a development that would end industrial action which led to the first strike at the ABC in 20 years, after a session mediated by the Fair Work Commission on Monday.<\/p>\n The improved offer includes a 10.5 per cent pay rise over three years, including a 4 per cent increase in the first year, back paid to October 1, 2025.<\/p>\n The improved proposal, up from the previous offer of a 3.5 per cent pay rise in the first year and 10 per cent over three years, takes the initial pay rise ahead of current inflation figures.<\/p>\n Both the unions and the ABC\u2019s chief people officer Deena Amorelli announced the new offer to staff on Tuesday afternoon, with Amorelli saying the position has been \u201cendorsed by all bargaining representatives, including union delegates from both the CPSU and MEAA\u201d.<\/p>\n Although the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) has not formally endorsed the offer, representatives said their delegates will recommend members accept the offer. Delegates from the Community and Public Sector Union\u2019s (CPSU) bargaining committee said they unanimously endorsed the offer to their members.<\/p>\n Related Article It is uncommon for union members to collectively reject an offer that their bargaining delegates have recommended they accept. Both unions will meet with members this week to discuss and then vote on the revised offer.<\/p>\n The offer also includes improvements to automatic pay progression for staff at the ABC, as well as improvements to leave entitlements.<\/p>\n The MEAA bargaining team considers the updated offer a \u201chuge improvement\u201d, its federal president and ABC journalist Michael Slezak told this masthead.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not everything we ask for, but it addresses structural problems at the ABC that staff and union members have been complaining about for years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t go as far as we would like, but we think it will make a real difference to the lives of hundreds of ABC employees. Whether or not members will endorse, it is up to them.\u201d<\/p>\n The CPSU\u2019s ABC section secretary Jocelyn Gammie also said the improvements represent a \u201cmajor win\u201d, and that it only happened because members stood together and refused to settle for less, while telling members its bargaining committee unanimously endorsed the offer.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we act collectively, the ABC has no choice but to listen,\u201d Gammie told members.<\/p>\n The ABC was approached for comment.<\/p>\n The offer comes less than a week after around 2000 union members walked off the job after rejecting the ABC\u2019s previous pay deal, shutting down many of its broadcast and digital services for 24 hours.<\/p>\n The Business Briefing newsletter delivers major stories, exclusive coverage and expert opinion. Sign up to get it every weekday morning<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"ABC](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/317fd385d58a7e0801cd74aa111e590b8fcad1cc.jpeg\")
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