Canadian Media Guild members at The Canadian Press/Broadcast News have voted to approve the tentative agreement.
A total of 184 ballots were cast. Of those, 155 votes, or 84%, were in favour of the tentative agreement and 29 votes, or 16%, were against.
The first of two wage increases negotiated in the agreement will be included in your first paycheque in January. The increase itself is 2%, although paycheques will increase by 4% as the 2005 wage rollback ends.
For more information please contact me at kathy@cmg.ca or at 1-800-465-4149 or 416-591-5333.
Kathy Viner
Staff Representative