CBC needs to fight the threat of privatization
By Lise Lareau National President Canadian Media Guild It is time to get Canadians excited again about public broadcasting, instead […]
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Seeking a pension trustee at CP/BN
Dear Colleagues and fellow CMGers: The departure of our Ottawa location president Sandra Cordon for the Bank of Canada means
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Better communication among members means stronger union at CBC
The executive of the CBC Branch of the Canadian Media Guild is moving forward on a plan to improve its
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Government should act on Senate’s news media report
The Senate committee report on news media in Canada has echoed the Canadian Media Guild’s view that Canadians need quality
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Some grievances settled, others sent to arbitration
The National Joint Grievance Committee at the CBC has settled some of the thirteen grievances that have come forward since
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Guild seeks associate staff representative: deadline extended
We have extended the deadline for applications for the new Associate Staff Representative position at the Canadian Media Guild. Consider
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Responses to JE challenges to come this fall
The CBC-CMG Joint Job Evaluation Committee has set a new target date for responding to employees who challenged their slotting
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The Guild serves notice to bargain at AAC
This afternoon the Canadian Media Guild formally served notice to Alliance Atlantis Communications to start negotiating a first collective agreement.
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Deadline for AAC bargaining survey is tomorrow
Don’t forget that the deadline for completing your bargaining survey is tomorrow. You can do it online by clicking here,
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Course available to Guild activists
The Canadian Media Guild is urging union activists to participate in a new course from the national education committee called
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Guild at AAC seeking VP of Post/CC!
The position of VP of post and closed captioning has become vacant. Chris Wenman has stepped down for personal reasons.
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Guild pursuing alternatives for the TV design department at CBC
Following today’s important agreement with the CBC to delay the closure of the TV design department until May 2007, the
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CBC TV design department layoffs delayed until May 2007
We are pleased to tell you that CBC and the Canadian Media Guild have reached an agreement regarding the CBC
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CBC to permit buyback of ACTRA service for pensions
After years of effort by the Canadian Media Guild, the CBC has agreed to allow members of the pension plan
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Volunteers wanted for Guild bargaining committee at AAC
We are looking for some dedicated Canadian Media Guild members to help negotiate our first collective agreement at AAC. Previous
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SVOX bargaining update – progress
Your Canadian Media Guild negotiating team has been meeting regularly with the S?VOX committee for several months, and we’re pleased
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Strike at Le Journal de Montr?al
At midnight on Sunday night, the pressmen at Le Journal de Montreal, which is owned by Quebecor, went on strike.
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CBC management treats Windsor redundancies as firings
Three employees in Windsor’s TV ad sales department have been told their jobs are redundant, including two members of the
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Bargaining survey for Guild members
Please tell your union executive what you think needs to be in our first collective agreement at AAC. You can
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Heritage Committee concerned about closure of CBC design department
The federal Heritage Committee is asking Heritage Minister Bev Oda to tell CBC management about the committee’s concern over structural
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I believe strongly in a journalism that embraces our capacity for thought. The very antithesis of sensationalism, relentlessly thrust upon
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Guild celebrates 30 years at Reuters On August 19, Canadian Media Guild members at Reuters Canada will celebrate 30 years
Major shifts expected in Canadian broadcast industry
Private radio and TV broadcasters are pushing for less regulation in order to protect their profits, pointing to new technologies
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By datejie green Basic rights, equity, dignity, representation– this is what unions are all about, right? Standing up for the