As you know, our collective agreement with Thomson Reuters will expire on March 31, 2015. CMG has notified the employer that we are ready to begin negotiations to renew our agreement.

To be part of the team that will represent your colleagues during these talks, please put your name forward by Friday, January 30, 2015 (info@cmg.ca).

The CMG committee is made up of three employee representatives assisted by CMG staff.

You don’t need to have negotiated a collective agreement before in order to apply. In our experience, the best bargaining teams are made up of people with a wide variety of skills, abilities and backgrounds, who are prepared to participate actively in planning and negotiating with the employer, and who are willing to reach out to their fellow CMG members to discuss issues.

We will be sending out a survey in the coming weeks asking you to tell us what your priorities are for this round of talks. The bargaining team will use the results to develop collective priorities and objectives.

For more information, please write to Glenn Gray, CMG Staff Rep ( glenn@cmg.ca) or CMG president at Thomson Reuters, Julie Gordon ( juliefilms@gmail.com)