The candidate profiles for the role of CBC Branch vice-president position are now available. Click the candidate’s name below to read the profile: • Tony Germin   • Carmel Smyth The successful candidate will be elected to serve until the current term… Read more »

The CBC/Radio Canada Branch Executive Committee of the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) wants to update members on our recent efforts to hold senior management to account for changes to the radio newscast The World This Hour (TWTH). We heard from… Read more »

As of the end of the nomination period today, there are three candidates for the position CBC Branch vice-president . Here they are in alphabetical order: • Tony Germin            • Allan Gofenko          • Carmel Smyth The successful candidate will be elected to serve… Read more »

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the introduction and first reading of Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, by Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Since last year, in opposition to the bill, many people, including Canadian… Read more »

Natalie Clancy has resigned as Vice-President of the CBC Branch, and this creates a vacancy to be filled on the Branch Executive Council. We are now accepting nominations for the position of CMG VP at CBC. The successful candidate will… Read more »

The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) is encouraged by Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s recognition of the foundational and central role of CBC/Radio-Canada in the country’s media and cultural system. In her announcement today, the Minister acknowledged that, “Never before has a… Read more »

Our union is again offering some Retirement Readiness Lunch & Learns for those who are within a decade of retirement. This is an opportunity to look at some life decisions you might consider as retirement nears. Financial planning is only… Read more »

July 21, 2017 Calum McLeod has been elected as the Canadian Media Guild’s new National Secretary-Treasurer in the by-election held July 19-20. With 133 ballots cast, Calum obtained 87 votes (65.4%), and Tony Germin received 46 votes (34.6%). Calum is… Read more »

June 29, 2017 CBC management has announced a new increase to the contributions we as employees make to the CBC  pension plan. Employee contributions have now been raised 25% since 2015 in order to get to a 50/50 contribution split… Read more »