Is it really time to pull the plug on free local TV?
Let them buy cable. So say Canada’s major broadcasters when asked if they should be required to continue sending out …
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CBC local news plan needs to be done right
CBC’s plan to reinvigorate local TV news is promising. Canadians rate local news as their favourite kind of TV programming, …
CRTC should listen carefully to Jessica
Next week in Ottawa, TV broadcasters will tell their regulator, the CRTC, that they want fewer rules and more ways …
Who missed the Labour Day Parade in Windsor?
Conditions were right for a good Labour Day parade and celebration in Windsor, on Monday, September 4th. A beautiful sunny …
Private broadcasters going for gold at CRTC
Private broadcasters and cable companies are looking for less regulation in key areas, according to submissions to the CRTC on …
Action of the month
The second attempt in two years to get Parliament to pass a law banning the use of replacement workers during …
Local news under the microscope
Amid renewed concern about the future of local and regional news at CBC and elsewhere, the Canadian Media Guild has …
Guild urges minister to appoint new CBC chair
September 20, 2006 The Hon. Bev Oda Minister of Canadian Heritage Government of Canada Dear Minister Oda, I am writing …
Apply now for the October Guild leadership course
The Canadian Media Guild is accepting applications from Ontario CMG members (outside of Toronto) as well as French-speaking members across …
Training courses for Guild activists in October
The Canadian Media Guild is now accepting applications from Ontario CMG members (outside of Toronto) as well as French-speaking members …
Time for a stronger media democracy movement in Canada
Efforts to promote media democracy in Canada are scattered and divided as pressures to continue the economic rationalization of the …
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Join Guild campaign to save TV production at CBC
The Canadian Media Guild has launched a campaign to save CBC TV’s design department. In April, CBC management announced that …
Guild participates in brainstorm about future of TVOntario
Frontline employees at TVOntario, including members of the Canadian Media Guild, organized two sessions in April to set out our …
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It’s time for a commitment to the future of TVOntario
These observations were made during an informal discussion among frontline TVO/TFO employees in early April in Toronto. While there is …
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Global campaigning: beyond protest emails and solidarity messages
Online campaigning is nothing new in the labour movement. In fact, we are today at the beginning of the third …
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Happy International Women’s Day
Women will celebrate International Women’s Day on Wednesday March 8, continuing a nearly 100-year tradition started by working women in …
A call to (loving) arms: let’s protect public child care
Reaction to the election win by the Conservatives was stereotypically Canadian: cautious optimism about government accountability, mixed with reserved apprehension …
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Campaign silent on the future of the CBC
Ten days before the federal election, only the Conservative and Green parties mention the CBC in their platforms, despite the …
The federal election and public broadcasting
As the January 23 federal election approaches, it’s important to remember that Guild members at our CBC branch have much …
Update on Heritage Committee and CBC
Here is an update on what has happened since Robert Rabinovitch and three senior managers appeared before the Heritage Committee …
Federal Election
CBC/Radio-Canada has suffered enough neglect by Parliament. When federal election candidates come knocking on your door, ask them whether they …
CP/BN employees back locked-out CBC colleagues
Dear fellow CMGers: The decision by our management to ink an audio contract with CBC on the eve of the …
Participate in Guild media service during lockout
Just because the Corporation won’t let us go to work doesn’t mean we can’t do the work we love to …
BBC: don’t go down CBC’s path
It has been heartening to watch BBC employees stand up to the changes proposed for the UK’s national broadcaster. The …