A union-led group of ABC workers has demanded the resignation of the broadcaster’s chief content material officer, Chris Oliver-Taylor, after courtroom paperwork revealed his position in the dismissal of Antoinette Lattouf.
An announcement from the ABC’s Media, Leisure & Arts Alliance union home committee stated the group was “outraged” over disregard proven by ABC executives for the broadcaster’s independence and that Oliver-Taylor’s “mismanagement” had undermined the ABC’s integrity.
Journalist Antoinette Lattouf and ABC chief content material officer Chris Oliver-Taylor.Credit score: Nathan Perri
“Chris Oliver-Taylor has undermined the integrity of the whole ABC by way of his mismanagement, and will step down from his position as head of the content material division instantly,” a press release to this masthead stated.
The assertion follows a home committee-led assembly on Wednesday afternoon to debate new particulars that emerged within the Honest Work case between Lattouf and the broadcaster earlier this month. The assertion reaffirmed a workers vote of no confidence in managing director David Anderson over his position within the saga and prolonged the union home committee’s insecurity to all managers concerned within the resolution to “unfairly dismiss” Lattouf.
The ABC declined to remark, with the Honest Work resolution nonetheless pending.
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About 75 workers have been on the assembly and voted unanimously on the movement, an attendee talking on situation of anonymity because of the inside nature of the dialogue stated. Round 1000 ABC workers are members of the media union, principally in editorial positions, whereas different workers are members of the CPSU, the union for public sector employees.
Workers at Wednesday’s assembly additionally urged the ABC to cease “losing public funds” on its defence in Lattouf’s unfair dismissal case, to reinstate her to ABC radio and to apologise to her.
“We demand that ABC administration implement workers requires a good and clear social media coverage, strong and clear complaints course of and an audit to handle the gender and race pay hole.”