CBC Branch bylaw amendments passed
Canadian Media Guild members working at CBC have adopted 11 amendments to their branch bylaws. In a referendum held July […]
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Letter from Terry Pedwell, Canadian Press Branch President
As many of us head off to summer vacation land, I wanted to update you on what has been going
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Stat holidays must be paid, with or without overtime buyout
A settlement reached between the Guild and CBC management will stop the inclusion of premiums for work on a statutory
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CBC and CMG continue meetings to improve relationship
CBC and CMG continue meetings to improve relationship CBC/Radio-Canada and CMG have completed a second full week of meetings in
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Guild congratulates Journal de Québec employees on deal with Quebecor
The CMG congratulates Journal de Québec employees for reaching an agreement with Quebecor to end the lockout that has been
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A good week
The CBC and the CMG are continuing a series of meetings designed to look for creative and collaborative solutions to
Got a meeting with management?
Got a meeting with management? It’s always a good idea to talk to the union before going to a meeting
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Employee premiums for LTD to drop in October
In addition to the new deal on pension surplus sharing and the supplemental health care plan agreement, which we reported
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Guild accepting applications for course on dispute resolution
The Canadian Media Guild is now taking applications for the Dispute Resolution course to be held in Toronto from October
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Your chance to ratify changes in your union
A number of changes to the union by-laws were approved by Guild delegates from the CBC who attended the recent
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Guild slams decision to close another Quebec newsroom
Leaders at the Canadian Media Guild are renewing their call on the CRTC to ensure that local news survives as
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New deal reached on pension surplus and health benefits at CBC
The Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits (CCSB) has approved a significant agreement between CBC/Radio-Canada, the Unions, and the pensioners. The
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Performance management and staff development process: a message from CBC and CMG
The 2008/2009 objective-setting process is now underway. As you’ll recall, the collective agreement between the CMG and CBC established a
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CMG aims to replenish defence fund, approves temporary dues levy
To rebuild the Canadian Media Guild’s Defence Fund, the national executive, with the support of delegates to our recent biennial
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TFO management turns down CMG offer to extend the collective agreement
Several days ago the Canadian Media Guild proposed a one-year extension of the existing collective agreement between the Guild and
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Closing of TV listings service in Montreal means three layoffs at The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press announced today that it plans to close its French-language TV listings unit in Montreal. Three employees –
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Ask Jean…
Question: I just had a conversation with my manager, and my job duties are changing in two weeks. I applied
Reprezentin’: finding courage in action at the Canadian Labour Congress
It was my first time at a CLC convention. I was really impressed at the number of people in the
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Snippets
Workload a stress for CMG members: preliminary survey Workload is seriously affecting the lives of many CMG members, a fact
Canadian workers call for better media policy
Several unions representing media workers across Canada came together in a historic show of unity at the recent Canadian Labour
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CMG convention stokes union involvement and solidarity
Solidarity and new beginnings formed the thread that wove the CMG’s 2008 convention together. The nearly 200 delegates discussed and
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Bernie Lunzer elected president of TNG
The race to lead The Newspaper Guild has ended with Bernie Lunzer and his slate defeating the incumbent, Linda Foley,
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The Canadian Press wins national journalism award
The Canadian Press won the Excellence in Journalism award in the national media category May 28 at the Canadian Journalism
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CMG-TVO memorandum of agreement now available
The Memorandum of Agreement between CMG and TVO is now available for review at www.cmg.ca/TVOmemorandumofagreement2008.pdf . A meeting for CMG
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