CCSB freezes premium rates for CBC insurance plan
CBC employees enlisted in one of the optional insurance plans won’t be seeing any increase in their premiums for the […]
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Get ready for a 3% pay increase on April 1
On April 1, virtually all CBC employees in the CMG bargaining unit will receive a 3% increase on their base
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Dispute looms at TVO over consultation about the future
Nearly two years ago, a group of front-line TVOntario employees got together to brainstorm about the future of Ontario’s public
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She says, he says: nope, it ain’t the US Democratic primaries…
For the first time in more than a decade, members of The Newspaper Guild– which include those who pay dues
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Heritage Committee supports maintaining free TV
There was a shot in the arm last month for proponents of free TV in Canada, when the all-party Heritage
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New CMG intern learning the ropes in labour relations
No industry is immune from the issue of retiring baby boomers, including industrial relations. And that’s why I ended up
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Meet your new national union representatives, Part 2
The recent national elections at the Guild returned some familiar faces while bringing in a brand new group of media
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Ask Jean…
Question: I’m fed up. Management in my department doesn’t seem to respect our work. There’s too much to do, and
Guild urges government to give CBC recommendations a green light
TORONTO. The Canadian Media Guild strongly supports the all-party Heritage Committee’s recommendations to strengthen CBC/Radio-Canada. The CMG urges the government
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Guild and TVO to meet next in early April, major issues on the table
Your bargaining committee and representatives from TVO will go back to the table to attempt to reach a new collective
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Nominate a colleague for the Guild’s Meritorious Service award
Do you know a fellow CMG member who has worked with the union to make a real difference in your
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Propose resolutions to the CMG convention
You have an opportunity to help direct your national union leadership by proposing resolutions for the upcoming CMG national convention,
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Guild members at TVO give strong strike mandate
Approximately 80% of Guild members at TVO have voted to give their bargaining committee a strike mandate, according to a
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Join a CMG national committee
Want to get involved directly in CMG activities? Consider joining one of our national committees. You don’t have to have
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How to participate in the strike vote at TVO
This week, the CMG is holding a strike vote for members at TVO. Your bargaining committee is asking for your
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Guild takes Canwest to task on new freelance contracts
The Canadian Media Guild has sent an open letter to the executive editor of the Ottawa Citizen, which is the
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Update on negotiations at TVO: we need your support
Your bargaining committee at TVO has run into a major stumbling block with TVO management and we will need a
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The arbitration on improper hiring of temps at CBC has begun
A major arbitration began earlier this week in Toronto before Innis Christie about the way that CBC management engages hundreds
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Layoffs at Alliance Atlantis
Last week, Canwest Media gave layoff notices to a number of employees at operations across Canada. Among the positions to
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CRTC preserves media concentration in Canada
The CRTC has blown a chance to address Canada’s highly concentrated media landscape. With its decision today on media ownership,
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CMG will challenge further contracting out at CBC
The Canadian Media Guild is questioning what the CBC is calling the sale of its international sales operation. The union
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CBC’s new annual leave policy does not apply to you
Employees covered by the CMG collective agreement, including those on contract, are not affected by the CBC’s new annual leave
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Guild accepting applications for course on dispute resolution until January 11
The Canadian Media Guild is now taking applications for the Dispute Resolution course to be held in Toronto from February
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New collective agreement ratified at AAC
Canadian Media Guild members at Alliance Atlantis have ratified the new collective agreement. In a vote held January 7, nearly
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