Outrage as Scott Cam is flown to Paris to promote the new season of The Block leaving Nine journalists 'hot with anger' amid pays disputes and staff cuts READ MORE: Channel Nine's Olympic broadcast team attacked in Paris By Stephen Bisset For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:21 BST, 26 July 2024 | Updated: 07:21 BST, 26 July 2024 e-mail View comments Channel Nine staff have been left outraged after The Block star Scott Cam was flown to Paris to promote the new season of the hit reality show during the Olympics. Cam has been drawn into a pay dispute at the network which has resulted in the majority of staff across its publishing titles, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, walk off the job on Friday. The strike action comes after an improved pay offer was rejected on Thursday night.
The Guardian claims the television tradie's trip was the 'final provocation for journalists contemplating strike action on the eve of the Paris Olympic Games'. Speaking to the ABC on Friday, State political reporter for The Age Broede Carmody said anger among staff was currently 'white hot'. 'We're seeking a fair pay rise that's in line with inflation .
Quarterly inflation has been hovering around 4 percent and the company is only offering 3.4 per cent..
.It's just not good enough.' Broede added that Cam's Paris trip added insult to injury after a recent announcement of 200 job cuts, and up to 90 in its publishing division, across the company.
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