Get involved on a CMG national committee at CBC! Much of the work happens by conference call; sometimes there are in-person meetings, usually in Toronto. Committee members get paid time off from work to attend joint meetings with management and travel costs for members outside Toronto are covered. **Please note that members who already sit on one of the committees, need to apply again if they want to stay on.**
Click here to apply to sit on any of the committees described below: http://www.cmg.ca/en/cbcradiocanada/committees/
National Grievance Committee : handles grievances referred to the national level.
Employee Assistance Program National Board : sets policies and budget for national program and helps local committees meet national standards. You need an endorsement from a local EAP committee member to apply for this committee.
Employment Equity Committee : works with management to develop, implement and review the employment equity plan required under law.
Pay Equity Committee : mandated under the collective agreement to address disparities in remuneration between men and women.
National Joint Committee : meets regularly with management to deal with workplace issues that are national in scope and works to maintain the relationship between the Guild and management.
Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits : oversees the CBC’s benefit and insurance plans and makes recommendations on the pension plan.
National Joint Employment Planning Committee : deals with downsizing, including the layoff and recall procedure.
National Job Evaluation Committee : responsible for the implementation and the on-going management of job evaluation, classification profiles and ratings.
National Joint Committee on Learning and Development : where we discuss members’ training and development needs with management.
Performance Management and Staff Development : guides this joint union-management program.
National Health and Safety Policy Committee : develops and monitors health and safety programs as well as prevention of workplace hazards.
Broadcast Technology Career Structure Exam Committee : joint committee responsible for the composition and updating of the career structure exams, and administration of the exam process in compliance with the collective agreement.
Branch By-law and Policy Committee: a Guild committee responsible for the review and upkeep of the Branch bylaws and ensuring that they conform to the CMG and CWA-SCA Canada bylaws and constitutions.
Education and Mobilization: a Guild committee to inform members about the union and their rights and campaigns to get them more active in the day-to-day life of their union.
Click here to review the branch policy on committees:
http://www.cmg.ca/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CBCBranchPoliciesEN-Feb-2013.pdf .
The deadline for applications is 5 pm ET on Monday, January 16, 2017.
The CMG executive at CBC will make the final selection of members of each committee, based on the content of the applications. Please submit a separate application for each committee you would like to join using our online form: http://www.cmg.ca/en/cbcradiocanada/committees/
If you are not selected for a committee, your application will be kept on file for future vacancies and sub-committee work. Your union needs you!
For more information, contact CBC branch at jonathanspence.cmg@gmail.com.