Deal reached on performance management
The Canadian Media Guild and the CBC have come to agreement on the important issue of performance management at the […]
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Union seeks fair treatment for communications employees
The CBC is going around our collective agreement as it moves ahead with a plan to contract out communications work
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Talks with CBC disappointingly slow
The Canadian Media Guild and the Corporation met for three days last week. We are still confronted with CBC proposals
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Guild calls on Stursberg to reconsider contracting out
CBC vice president Richard Stursberg was flooded with questions on contracting out during a townhall with employees on Wednesday. He
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Olympic allowance arbitration awaits decision
The hearing for the arbitration on allowances paid to Unit 2 employees working the Athens Olympics concluded last Thursday. The
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Sad day at the CBC as 75 jobs cut
Official notice went out today that 75 jobs are to be eliminated at the CBC this summer. Some 41 positions
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Review of CP/BN first quarter finances
The first quarterly review of CP/BN finances shows the company is doing better than expected and is very much in
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Guild finds holes in contracting-out plan
The CBC’s plan to contract out the work of publicity for English TV, radio and internet services is seriously flawed
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Guild back to work at bargaining table
The job cuts and contracting out announced over the past couple of weeks at the CBC gave new urgency to
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Convention delegate election results
We would like to congratulate the following Canadian Media Guild members who were elected this week as delegates to the
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CMG pulls out of INPUT conference
The national executive of the Canadian Media Guild has decided to withdraw all support for the INPUT public-media conference being
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CBC to contract out publicity
The CBC intends to contract out publicity services for English-language TV, radio and internet, work that is currently done by
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Guild applies to represent Toronto 1 employees
The Canadian Media Guild has filed to be the officially certified union to represent around 80 employees at Toronto 1,
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Newsworld International to be shut down
CBC managers met today with employees of Newsworld International to tell them that the service would cease on July 31,
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One year down, tough talks to go
Across the country on Friday, the Canadian Media Guild marked the anniversary of the expiry of our collective agreements with
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CBC Unit 1 National Grievance Report – Union seeks fix for radio 3 job cuts
Award winners one day, gone the next A sobering insight into the precarious future the CBC wants for its employees
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Labour board to mediate Guild complaint
The Canada Industrial Relations Board has agreed to hold a mediation meeting on April 4 to address the unfair practice
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Open letter to Minister Mary Anne Chambers regarding programme cuts at TVOntario
Dear Minister : Franco-Ontarians are being robbed of their only dedicated source of news and information on the Ontario legislature
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Guild files grievance on TVO layoffs
As we announced last week, TVOntario is cutting ten Canadian Media Guild jobs as part of its strategy to reduce
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Wage re-opener talks adjourn
After two days of talks, we adjourned the wage re-opener negotiations with Canadian Press/BN until further financial information is available.
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Edmonton radio layoff: creating a chill at the CBC?
The Canadian Media Guild is concerned about the circumstances surrounding CBC Alberta radio announcer Don Hill’s impending layoff and changes
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Latest CBC proposal continues to push sides apart
Negotiations between the Canadian Media Guild and the CBC bogged down further this week. The situation was made worse by
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Guild seeks election volunteers
Interested in having a role in your union that is interesting, challenging and vital to maintaining our democratic traditions? The
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CBC proposes to streamline pension buy-backs
The CBC is planning to change the way employees buy back pensionable service, such as time spent as a contract
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