As promised last week, we are providing fellow Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members at CBC/Radio-Canada with additional information on the tentative agreement reached two weeks ago between our union and CBC/SRC.
We have developed an explainer document with more detail and context for key provisions in the tentative agreement.
The full tentative agreement is also now available online.
Throughout the month of March, members of the bargaining committee will be on hand at locations to discuss the tentative agreement with members.
Ratification vote information meetings are scheduled on the following dates:
Wednesday, March 6
Windsor, ON
London, ON
Thursday, March 7
Cornerbrook, NL (Goose Bay on phone for Cornerbrook mtg)
Northern New Brunswick by phone
Kitchener, ON
Hamilton, ON
Toronto French Services
Friday, March 8
Toronto, ON
Ottawa, ON
Gander-Grand Falls, NL
Monday, March 11
St. Johns, NL
Winnipeg, MB
Tuesday, March 12
Halifax, NS
Regina, SK
Saskatoon, SK
Wednesday, March 13
Sydney NS
BC Bureaus by phone
Calgary, AB
Victoria, BC
Iqaluit, NT
Thursday, March 14
Charlottetown, PE
Edmonton, AB
Friday, March 15
Saint John, NB
Fredericton, NB
Vancouver, BC
Monday, March 18
Sudbury, ON
Whitehorse, YT
Tuesday, March 19
Yellowknife, NT
Thunder Bay, ON
All members will have an opportunity to vote on the agreement, and the vote will take place online March 26-28.
Please check www.cmg.ca for updates and more information.
The CMG bargaining committee at CBC:
Sujata Berry
Carolyn Dunn
Stéphany Laperrière
Harry Mesh
Pierre Millette
Pauline Pemik
Naomi Robinson
Jonathan Spence
Olivier Desharnais-Roy, CMG Staff Representative
Karen Wirsig, CMG Staff Representative