Call for submissions: CMG’s 2nd LGBT Short Film Festival
The Canadian Media Guild is holding its 2nd LGBT Short Film Festival in Toronto for Pride Week (June 24 – […]
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Saint John rallies for The Saint John 7
By Nancy Wood What a great day on Friday. With a lot of planning, hard work, and the help of some
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Regardless of our “outside” colours, we are all Canadian
Journalist Jan Wong reflects on her experiences as a Canadian “other” and how she challenged her j-school students to question damaging assumptions reported as fact.
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Harper Government sets out plans to run CBC
Toronto, April 30, 2013 – The Conservative government’s budget bill contains disturbing changes that introduce direct government interference in the
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Bill C-60 allows government to sit at the bargaining table at CBC
See Section 89.8 in the budget bill for changes related to collective bargaining at Crown corporations, including CBC
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News from our U.S. colleagues: CWA Convention, Pittsburgh, April 2013
Our problem, the global decline of decent jobs and middle class opportunities is too big to solve alone, and a renewed focus on social justice issues, in addition to bargaining, could strengthen the causes we are all fighting for, while restoring the pride a previous union generation grew up with.
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Great (Chinese) Canadian writers
The trio were billed as three of Canada’s top Chinese Canadian writers, I definitely found them to be three of the most inspirational.
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CMG will look for continued support for TVO in May 2 provincial budget
CMG will be looking for a budget that clearly supports public broadcasting on behalf of Ontarians, as well as a healthy balance of high-quality television and digital programming.
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Designing women: what difference do you make?
The involvement of women as technology makers, their treatment as users, and their representation in content are all connected.
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Colleagues from across North America support striking radio staff at MBS
Media sector delegates from Communications Workers of America, CMG’s parent union, donated more than $3 000 to support striking radio staff at MBS Radio
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Temporary work visas and offshoring in IT: so much for a knowledge economy
Businesses move jobs offshore to save money; when they use the “Temporary Foreign Worker Program,” it’s for the same reason and even as part of the same process, as the RBC case makes clear.
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Call for Nominations/General Membership Meeting
Your Guild at Shaw Media is opening a call for nominations for Branch President. As you know, Chris Beesley resigned
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RBC/iGate: Don’t hate the player, hate the game
The real problem is a program that drives down wages and incentivizes the exploitation of both migrant workers and those who were already working in Canada.
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Five questions with Jorge Barrera
Jorge Barrera, Guild member, APTN reporter, winner of the 2012 J-Source Newsperson of the Year Award. Congratulations on being named the 2012 J-Source Newsperson of the Year.
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Announcing the 2013-2014 Ron Pambrun Scholarship
Applications are now being accepted for the 2013-2014 Ron Pambrun Scholarship. This award, valued at one thousand dollars ($1,000) per
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My upcoming Toronto- Montreal bike rally to help people with Aids
On July 28th 2013, we will be cycling more than 600 KM from Toronto to Montreal for six days to support the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA).
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CMG welcomes new members at inaugural “MediaMixer”
CMG inaugural “MediaMIXER” in Toronto was a chance for new, casual and contract employees from across our various branches to mix and mingle with experienced staffers.
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2.5% rate increase for freelance contributors at CBC
This is a reminder that minimum rates for freelance contributors at CBC have increased by 2.5% as of April 1, 2013. The new rates are available online.
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Lifetime cap raised under Special Assistance Fund
The Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits has decided to increase the lifetime maximum that any employee or CBC retiree can
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Ben Shannon wins Guild video contest with “Unions Do”
Congratulations to Ben Shannon, winner of the Guild’s first video contest about the good that unions do. Here is the winning entry: “Unions
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Roger Ebert stood with fellow Guild members
TNG members in Chicago are mourning the loss of celebaretd TV critic, Roger Ebert, a colleague who stood with his union is tough times.
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What prospects for investigative journalism?
An explosive, multi-year worldwide investigation into offshore tax havens shows just what can happen when outlets collaborate to dissect matters of public interest.
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Reports urge action on deteriorating working conditions
Media workers have an interest in two recent reports documenting the rise of temporary, low paying, precarious work, and proposing
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Guild and Thomson Reuters work through non-monetary issues at the negotiating table
The Guild and Thomson Reuters were at the negotiating table on March 28 to renew our collective agreement. We had
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