Cost of living increase coming for members on LTD
The Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits has approved a cost of living adjustment for people receiving long term disability (LTD) […]
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Meet Goliath
In the six-month strike by seven radio workers at MBS Radio in Saint John, the employer has been mysteriously silent. So who is Robert Pace?
David Croft elected interim Director, CBC Small Locations
The results from this week’s election are in and David Croft has been elected interim Director, Small Locations. Please note
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Will the CRTC surprise us again in 2013?
Awaiting the CBC licence decisions, expected in early 2013. The Guild proposed a fund of $65 million per year, the vast majority of which we anticipate would go to CBC and Radio-Canada for local programming
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CMG member Catherine Basaraba attends FPJQ conference in Saint-Sauveur, Québec
Please note: The conference was presented in French. English references are my own translation. I attended the Fédération Professionelle des
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The NHL lockout – a message for labour
We need a strategy that unites the working poor, seniors, students and all working people. We have common cause whether you are a professional hockey player or stocking shelves.
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Vote now for a director, CBC Small location units
Our virtual ballot box is now open. You have until tomorrow, Tuesday December 18 at 7 pm Eastern Time to choose a Director, Small Location Units on the Guild’s CBC/Radio-Canada Branch Executive Council.
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Your Union at Shaw needs you – can you be our pension plan specialist?
We now have some details about the Shaw pension plan and we need your help. We are calling out for
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The Conservative government’s attack on unions an affront to fairness
The Canadian Media Guild is disappointed but not surprised at the passage of Bill C-377, the anti-union legislation that will
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Back to the drawing board for CRTC on support for local stations
The Supreme Court today ruled that the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) does not have the authority to require
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CMG Freelance… a number of pots bubbling away
Guild freelancers have been busy in 2012 working to make concrete improvements for media freelancers. We’ve participated in events in
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CJFE’s 15 annual Gala honours courageous reporting at home and abroad
The 15th annual Gala of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CFJE) honouring courageous reporting from home and abroad was held on December 5 under the theme
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The Saint John 7 head into the Holiday Season with no deal
As we celebrate the Holidays, Guild members at MBS Radio in Saint John will have been on strike for nearly six
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Season’s greetings for my fellow Shaw union members
With the holiday season upon us and the end of the year just around the corner, I thought I would
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Sign a petition to stop anti-union bill
The Conservative government is determined to ram through Bill C-377, a private member’s bill that will force every union to
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Submit your work for the prestigious Canadian Hillman Prize
Submissions for the 2013 Canadian Hillman Prize are now open. The prestigious Hillman Awards are given to “honour excellence in
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Experience or exploitation?
Organized by Ryerson’s Centre for Labour Management Relations and members of the Canadian Media Guild and ACTRA, the conference addressed topics including wage theft, copyright and workers’ rights.
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REMINDER: Help us improve pension buybacks for ACTRA or SARDEC service
This year, the CBC made some long-needed improvements in pension buyback provisions for part-time and some contract service, but there
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Guild and Shaw management work through scheduling issues and staffing levels
On November 26, 2012, your union executive met with Shaw management in our regular Joint Committee meeting. This is a
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CMG by-election December 17-18 for Director, Small Locations
Nominations are now closed for the position of Director, Small Locations (location units under 50 members) on the CBC Branch Executive of the Guild. Click here to read candidate biographies.
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Guild member wins social justice award
Maureen Brosnahan, a national correspondent with CBC Radio and a member of the CMG’s CBC Toronto executive, has won an
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“That it was my union that stepped in is in many ways not surprising to me”
“I wish to thank you, the Canadian Media Guild and CWA/SCA Canada for the wonderful opportunity I was given to
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WIN $1000 award for excellence in labour journalism
The CMG and its parent union, CWA Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Association of Journalists will offer the 2012
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CMG appears before the CRTC today for CBC licence renewals
CMG spokespeople are before the CRTC today to speak about our proposals for the CBC licence renewals. Here are the CMG
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