Pour moi, les syndicats sont comme le cricket, c\u2019est-\u00e0-dire un myst\u00e8re. Au moment o\u00f9 vous pensez finalement comprendre le jeu, tout devient soudainement tr\u00e8s confus. C\u2019est la premi\u00e8re fois de ma vie que j\u2019occupe un poste syndiqu\u00e9. J\u2019\u00e9tais donc tr\u00e8s excit\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019id\u00e9e d\u2019accompagner mon \u00e9poux, Arra Aravindham, qui est directeur des petites sous-sections de la GCM, au congr\u00e8s du mois d\u2019avril \u00e0 Calgary. J\u2019ai moi-m\u00eame travaill\u00e9 plus de 6 ans comme journaliste en Asie et j\u2019ai bien appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 ce que j\u2019ai vu au congr\u00e8s : une organisation qui travaille pour que chaque individu \u00e0 l\u2019emploi d\u2019un m\u00e9dia soit trait\u00e9 de fa\u00e7on juste et \u00e9quitable par son employeur. <\/p>\n
Les journalistes d\u00e9tiennent un certain pouvoir. Ils ont la capacit\u00e9 de glorifier ou de d\u00e9molir un individu, une organisation ou un gouvernement, s\u2019ils d\u00e9cident de le faire. Lors du congr\u00e8s, je les observais dans leur d\u00e9marche pour s\u2019am\u00e9liorer. Toutes les personnes que j\u2019ai rencontr\u00e9es \u00e9taient d\u00e9vou\u00e9es et motiv\u00e9es \u00e0 accomplir des t\u00e2ches qui allaient b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier \u00e0 long terme tous les employ\u00e9s. C\u2019\u00e9tait d\u2019autant plus encourageant que la Guilde repr\u00e9sente plus que des journalistes. Il y avait des travailleurs de tous les secteurs d\u2019une organisation m\u00e9diatique. J\u2019\u00e9tais tr\u00e8s inspir\u00e9e. Pendant un bref moment, j\u2019ai eu l\u2019envie de me retrouver dans une salle de nouvelles pour couvrir l\u2019histoire du jour.<\/p>\n
Il existe partout dans le monde des organisations qui veillent aux int\u00e9r\u00eats des journalistes. Mais c\u2019est tout ce qu\u2019ils font. Rares sont les organisations qui abordent avec la direction les questions d\u2019argent et d\u2019avantages sociaux. Dans la plupart des r\u00e9gions du monde, les journalistes luttent pour la libert\u00e9 de la presse. Lorsqu\u2019ils arrivent \u00e0 obtenir cette libert\u00e9, ils doivent ensuite lutter pour garder leur emploi. \u00c0 Calgary, j\u2019ai vu un groupe de travailleurs qui ont la chance de s\u2019exprimer et qui jouissent de l\u2019existence d\u2019un syndicat qui n\u00e9gocie en leur faveur des conventions collectives qui les prot\u00e8ge. La seule chose que ces gens ont \u00e0 faire est de s\u2019exprimer et de se faire entendre. Pas trop difficile pour un journaliste, n\u2019est-ce pas ?<\/p>\n
Sur ce, j\u2019aimerais remercier la Guilde canadienne des m\u00e9dias de m\u2019avoir donner l\u2019occasion d\u2019observer un rassemblement enthousiaste de gens inspirants. J\u2019esp\u00e8re que vous ne perdrez jamais cet esprit qui vous fait travailler \u00e0 l\u2019am\u00e9lioration constante des conditions de travail de tous les gens dans les m\u00e9dias.<\/p>\n
Shantha Karthigesu est membre du Syndicat des employ\u00e9s de la fonction publique de l\u2019Ontario (SEFPO). Elle travaille \u00e0 l\u2019Institut des technologies du Coll\u00e8ge Humber \u00e0 Toronto.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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