Friday, April 10 marks one year since Hubert Lacroix’s townhall last spring, where he set-out his plan for the implementation of further cuts at CBC/Radio-Canada — eventually leading to over 1100 positions lost over this past year.
We’ve experienced 3 years of consecutive Conservative cuts — with CBC/Radio-Canada now receiving $115-million less in annual public funding than it did 3 years ago.
Show your support for your CBC co-workers and demonstrate your commitment to your own work. Denounce these cuts and their effects.
In a show of solidarity, please wear an item of black clothing today, Friday, April 10.
Here some images of CBC employees wearing black across Canada:
Saguenay: Amis de Radio-Canada ?@AmisRadioCanada Journée de deuil à Radio-Canada. La station de Saguenay en noir #RCendeuil #CBCfadetoblack
Estrie: Anik Moulin ?@anik_moulin @ReneeDBeaudoin: Employés de Radio-Canada Estrie en deuil de leur service public. #RCendeuil
CBC Corner Brook via @garyakmoore
Toronto: Handing out #ChampionCBC campaign materials to @CMGLaGuilde members with @kam_rao. They are going quickly! via @KatJLapointe
Montreal: Solidarité à la médiathèque de la maison de Radio-Canada à Montréal. Journée de deuil #RCendeuil #CBCfadetoblack via ?@AmisRadioCanada
Regina: Bernard Gregory @gregbernardSRC #solidarité #ChampionCBC #solidarity #DéfendonsSRC #tousennoir
Montréal: #RCendeuil La famille «DLD» dubitative devant l’avenir de la Maison… via Michel Désautels ?@ICIDesautels
Montreal: via Kristy Rich ?@kristyjrich #RCendeuil #CBCfadestoblack
Radio Canada International employees join day, mourning cuts at natl broadcaster #RCendeuil #CBCfadetoblack #renewRCI via RCI Action Committee ?@RCI_Action
Men in black L-R Eddy Kennedy, Terry Winsor, Ken Griffiths, Keith Burgess, Ted Dillon, Bob Sharpe #ChampionCBC
Hawkesbury, Ontario: Habillé en noir pour les collègues qui ont perdu un boulot qu’ils adoraient. #RCendeuil #compressions via Denis Babin ?@denis_babin
Montreal: #RCendeuil #CBCfadetoblack via Marianne Phénix ?@mphenix
Ottawa-Gatineau: Défendons la radiodiffusion publique #RCendeuil @souelz via Laurie Trudel @Laurie_Trudel
Cape Breton: Thinking of our colleagues who have lost their jobs at CBC – and those whose jobs are now on the line #ChampionCBC via wendy martin @wendymartincbc
St. George, B.C.: Today I wear black in solidarity of my colleagues who will lose their jobs because of cuts. Who will #ChampionCBC? Wil Fundal @wilfundal
Halifax: Wearing black today with @CBCNS colleagues @sdpuddicombe & @CBCjenhen to decry cuts of 1100 #CBC staff @CMGLaGuilde via @PDakinHealth
Gaspésie-îles-de-la-Madeleine: Jour de deuil à Radio-Canada Gaspésie-îles-de-la-Madeleine pour dénoncer les compressions #RCendeuil via @mftremblay
Bas-Saint-Laurent: Journée de deuil à Radio-Canada. Belle Solidarité à Radio-Canada Bas-Saint-Laurent! #RCendeuil #CBCfadetoblack via @AmisRadioCanada
Prince Rupert: Wearing black today at the @daybreaknorth #princerupert bureau to protest yet another round of #cbccuts #cbcchampions via George Baker ?@CBCBakerGeorgeT
Regina: On porte du noir à Radio-Canada/CBC de Regina #sask #RCendeuil #CBCfadetoblack via Audrey Paris ?@AudreyParis_RC
Gaspé: @AmisRadioCanada Noir aussi pour les techniciens de Radio-Canada à Gaspé. Journée de deuil à Radio-Canada #RCendeuil #CBCfadetoblack
Ottawa: Wearing black today in support of fellow CBC employees affected by job cuts – Waubgeshig Rice @waub #ChampionCBC
Ottawa: Yes! Chris Hadfield! #championCBC #loveCBC #amourRC via @kam_rao
Toronto: Wearing black at the Guild office via @NaomiRobinson88 #ChampionCBC