Industrial action threatens The Australian Ballet

Enterprise bargaining negotiations between dancers and management have seen MEAA Equity called in to assist.

10 May 2017 12:00

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

Dancers from The Australian Ballet strike in Canberra in 1970. Image via The Australian Ballet Archives; photographer unknown.

Conflict has arisen between management at The Australian Ballet and the company’s MEAA Equity members over pay conditions.

Dancers are seeking appropriate financial compensation for their increased workload.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts