CMG survey on CBC member needs during the pandemic
During this pandemic, unions have proven to be crucial in keeping workplaces safe and fair. It’s more challenging for us […]
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Short-term layoff at ZoomerMedia – CMG members continue to stand together
Dear CMG members at ZoomerMedia We are reaching out to address the short-term layoff that HR has announced, affecting
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World Press Freedom Day Message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon
We mark World Press Freedom Day this year in the most unusual of circumstances: a worldwide pandemic has killed hundreds
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CMG committees at CBC: Progress reports
Our co-workers serving on CMG committees at CBC have been working hard to improve working conditions in all our workplaces.
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Worker Health and Safety is front and centre on Day of Mourning 2020
On National Day of Mourning, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) joins unions across the country to remember the many Canadians
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Time to rest
With summer approaching, it may be hard to plan family time, a backyard barbeque, or a reunion with friends during
VICE Union update on recent Wall Street Journal article
Hi VICE Union members, By now you have probably seen Nancy Dubuc’s email in response to the Wall Street Journal
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New telehealth benefit available to CBC members
This new telehealth service ‘Dialogue‘ will be available to all our members, including temporary and contract workers, as well as family members, dependents and retirees.
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Virus affects media outlets including La Presse canadienne
The agency complements well the configuration of journalists across the province. Where large and small media outlets are not present, La PC fills the gap by supplying news.
For example, several daily newspapers of CN2i (formerly Capitales Médias) rely on la PC to cover government activities in the National Assembly and the Canadian Parliament.
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Union hails expanded access to emergency benefit for media workers
We are very glad that the government listened to our request, and the requests of others, to expand the program. This should be a big help for many media workers in temporary, part-time or freelance jobs.
Now let’s hope this leads to structural change to create more full-time jobs and provide stability and employment standards to precarious workers.
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Open letter to CMG members: Supporting our precariously employed colleagues
Dear Colleagues Thank you for your patience, compassion and the work you are doing as we live through these unprecedented
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1.5% wage increase for CMG members at CBC/Radio-Canada
The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) and CBC/Radio-Canada have agreed to a 1.5% increase of basic salary for the year 2020-2021.
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Final step of 10-year union dues adjustment completed in 2020
The final step of a long-term plan to lift the cap on CMG union dues has come into effect as
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Special Leave and the COVID-19 crisis
Many CMG members working at CBC/Radio-Canada are impacted by the current COVID-19 crisis because of school and daycare centre closures,
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Money for news
Let me start with some good news: the federal government announced today that news companies are eligible for a 75% wage subsidy to help cope with the COVID-19 crisis – exactly the help we asked for in a letter to the feds on Friday. We applaud the government for its quick action.
Media need help, now!
We ask that you make news companies eligible for the same measures announced today for small- and medium-sized businesses, or that you allow them to immediately access the labour tax credits under the $595-million journalism support fund. We emphasize that this eligibility should include The Canadian Press given its crucial role providing news to Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
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Congratulations to TFO team for journalistic excellence recognition
The members of our union share the pride of Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members at TFO who have been recognized
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Bargaining at CP: On Hold
Due to the unprecedented public health crisis, The Canadian Press and your union’s bargaining committee have mutually agreed to cancel
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CMG welcomes swift return of CBC local TV newscasts
We are looking forward to a full return of supper hour, and late night shows as are Canadians across the country who have made it clear how valuable local news is. Viewers want trusted information about their communities. And they expect to get it from CBC.
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CMG cancels plans for spring convention 2020
Our priority is our members’ health and well-being. With that in mind, and given the uncertainty surrounding public health and
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Congratulations to CP colleagues
Congratulations to Andrew Vaughan, Darryl Dyck and Jason Franson, National Newspaper Award finalists.
Thank you for your work, making us all look good, inspiring excellence, and giving us something to smile about in these difficult times.
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Negotiations at VICE – Positive progress at the bargaining table
The CMG bargaining team at VICE has met with the company twice recently as work on negotiating a new collective
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Bargaining update – Conciliator appointed for CMG negotiations with TVO
We have been advised that the provincial government has assigned Hanane Benzidane as the conciliator for our ongoing negotiations with
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CMG disappointed with CBC’s decision to suspend local newscasts during Public Health Crisis
We are disappointed with CBC’s brash decision to cancel local English television newscasts across the country at this time of