Stakes are high in the US war on unions
US unions are lining up behind Barack Obama and the Democrats in this year’s presidential election, likely to fork over […]
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Hear no evil
In case you missed it, here’s how CBC ombudsman Kirk LaPointe responded to complaints last fall about Kevin O’Leary’s on-air
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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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,
Propose resolutions to the CMG convention Read More
Meeting for Guild members at Shaw Media Friday Feb 24
We are holding general membership meetings on Friday, February 24 at St. Andrew’s Church next door. We will have two
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Conciliation to start February 21
The negotiating committees of the CMG and The Canadian Press will sit down next week with federally-appointed conciliator Jennifer Webster.
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Guild members say “Uh…no!” to free work
Week of action: February 13 to 19. The Canadian Press owners’ demands for wage and benefit cuts are insulting not
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First contract talks with MBS: conciliator appointed
The federal labour minister has appointed Barney Dobbin as conciliator in the negotiations between the Canadian Media Guild and the
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Conciliator appointed for talks with CP
Today we were advised that the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has assigned Jennifer Webster as the conciliator for our
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Rumour(s) of the day
The federal government has made no secret of the fact that CBC is slated for a cut in the coming
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Details on bargaining proposals as we head into conciliation with CP management
Here are details on what The Canadian Press and the CMG have proposed at the bargaining table. Please note that
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Thomson Reuters journos vote for 2-day strike in UK
[Guest post by karenatcmg]. Journalists at Thomson Reuters in the UK have voted 83% in favour of a two-day strike
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Guild to refer TVO disputes to labour board
This week the Canadian Media Guild advised TVO and CEP that it intends to ask the Ontario Labour Relations Board
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Guild welcomes 40 new members at shared services in Ottawa
CBC management has agreed to place forty positions at the Shared-Services Organization (SSO) into the CMG’s bargaining unit. The positions
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CMG applies for conciliation at Maritime Broadcasting System
Employees at three private radio stations in Saint-John NB have been attempting to bargain a first collective agreement since last
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Guild stands firm in bargaining with CP
The Canadian Press ownership group tabled their latest contract offer this week. Unfortunately it contained no meaningful changes from their
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Vote online January 25 or 26 in Guild elections in Toronto and Ottawa
Guild members in Toronto and Ottawa can vote online until 7 pm on Thursday January 26 in local elections. You’ll
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Nomination period extended for VP – Jefferson
As of 5pm on Monday, we had one candidate for the VP Liberty position on the Guild executive at ZoomerMedia.
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A weekend well spent at the FPJQ conference
By Valérie-Micaela Bain I had the opportunity to attend the conference of the Quebec Federation of Professional Journalists last November
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Standing up for you
We’ve talked with many Guild members at CP over the last week or so and will return to the bargaining
What’s going on with bargaining with The Canadian Press?
The Guild has been negotiating with CP management since the end of November. On January 18 the company asked the
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Employer files for conciliation
We received notice today that The Canadian Press has applied to the federal Ministry of Labour for a conciliator. This
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Guild presents a realistic way forward for CP
The Guild presented our position on negotiations when we met with the company this week. Here are the main points:
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