Fifty temps made permanent at CBC since October
At least 50 temporary employees have been awarded permanent positions at the CBC since the lockout ended last October. Permanent […]
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Calculating your vacation credits for 2005
You may be wondering how the 8-week lockout affects your vacation credits for 2005. According to Article 68 of the
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Improving shift premiums at CP/BN
A joint committee is meeting to examine shift premiums, which is the extra money you earn when you work those
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Vote March 17-20 to fill vacancies on the Guild’s CBC branch executive
Elections will be held March 17 to 20 to fill three vacant seats on the CBC branch executive: director, Atlantic
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Elect CWA/TNG Canada delegates March 17 to 20
Elections will be held March 17 to 20 to select six delegates to attend this year’s meetings of our parent
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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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Elections to be held for new Guild executive at AAC
The nomination period for the new Canadian Media Guild branch executive at Alliance Atlantis Communications is now closed. Two positions
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Lockout pay is not taxable
The pay you collected from the CMG during the 2005 lockout is not taxable. You do not need to declare
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Latest update on nominations for Guild executive at AAC
As of noon today, the following nominations for the Guild executive at AAC were received and confirmed: President: Gary Douglas
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New grievance committee set to tackle workplace disputes
The Canadian Media Guild has named five members to the new national grievance committee at the CBC. They are: Philippe
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Reminder: run for a position on the new Guild executive
Now is the time to build a solid foundation for the Canadian Media Guild at AAC. Please consider putting your
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Human rights position open on Guild executive
Interested in human rights issues? Run for a position on the CMG’s branch executive At the end of 2005, the
Human rights position open on Guild executive Read More
Temporary employees: run for a seat on the CMG executive
The Canadian Media Guild is seeking to better understand and address the issues facing temporary employees at the CBC. It
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Run for a spot on the new Guild executive at AAC
Nominations are now open for the new Canadian Media Guild branch executive at Alliance Atlantis Communications. Members gathered at a
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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
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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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Joining the Guild for respect and hope for the future
Until December 2005, Alliance Atlantis Communications was one of Canada’s largest broadcasters without a union. What happened to change that?
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Labour News
CUPE organizing Ontario strike to protest pension law Angered at proposed legislation affecting the pensions of municipal workers in Ontario,
A love letter to freelancing
In Whitehorse, where I live, there’s an antismoking advertising campaign plastered all over city buses and bus shelters. Each ad
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A Tale of Five Heroes
At midnight on August 15th, management locked out nearly 5,500 members of the CMG at the CBC. At CBC Regina,
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A call for action: employee health survey results are in
The results of a major health survey, involving more than half of CBC/Radio-Canada’s 9,000 employees, are in. And they paint
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Take part in running your union!
CMG’s Convention ’06 is your chance to tell your union what it should do. It’s coming up soon: April 28-30
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Help the Guild develop a proposal for the future of CBC
Dear CMG members: The election of a minority Conservative government in Canada suggests that Ottawa’s approach to the CBC is
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Working the Winter Games in Turin?
If you have been assigned to work in Turin at the Olympic Games, please send the Canadian Media Guild an
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