Allied Press journalists strike

Otago Daily Times building in Dunedin. (Image: Getty)

Tue, 10 Oct 2023

Union members at Allied Press have gone on strike after rejecting a pay deal from the newspaper publisher.E tū members working for the newspaper group, which owns the Otago Daily Times, have walked off the job today, in protest at their employer’s latest offer.Allied Press has tabled a deal for union members, but the staff want a salary increase in line with inflation and the rest of the newspaper industry, E tū said. More than 40 staff have left the group’s offices, including in Dunedin and Invercargill, for the day-long actio...

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