The bigger — ideological — threat to CBC
Stephen Harper may no longer be prime minister — but his influence on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation lingers. While the […]
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Looking for volunteers as we get ready for 2016 CMG elections
The Canadian Media Guild is looking for at least three volunteers to take on the role of being our National
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The Canadian Media Guild seeks a union organizer
The Canadian Media Guild / CWA Canada has an exciting opportunity for a Digital Media Organizer. This is a one-year
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Bios for Director of Francophone Affairs candidates on CMG’s National Executive Committee
Here are the biographical notes for the two CMG members seeking the position of NEC Director of Francophone Affairs Jerome
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Your candidates for the July 6 & 7 by-election for Director of Francophone Affairs
Guild the end of the nomination period this past Tuesday, there are two candidates for the position. Here they are
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CRTC excludes CBC, other public service media in new local news funding decision
CMG is disappointed that the CRTC has excluded CBC/Radio-Canada and other public service media from its local news funding
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Twenty-one CMG members at Shaw/Corus Media take voluntary severance package
We have learned that 21 of our members have opted to take and been accepted for the enhanced Voluntary Severance
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The fight for same-sex benefits at CBC Radio-Canada – How a Guild member risked his career and won
“Looking at it now with 2016 eyes, it was a big deal to come out publicly back then,” Chabot says. “I didn’t like my life exposed. But I would not hesitate to do it again. I would do it in a heartbeat.”
Be fearless and bold and believe in the power of compassion and solidarity: CMG President Carmel Smyth to CMG Convention 2016
When we work together, incredible things that seem impossible happen. Together, we will continue to make CMG the innovative and progressive union it is for media workers in Canada.
VICE Canada employees vote to join CMG
The federal labour board confirmed today that VICE Canada employees voted in favour of joining the Canadian Media Guild. “We
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Call for nominations: CMG National Director for Francophone Affairs
The recent resignation of Étienne Dumont as Director for Francophone Affairs on the National Executive Committee (NEC) leaves a vacancy
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Canadian Media Guild seeks a Staff Representative in Toronto or Ottawa
The Canadian Media Guild has an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to make a difference in both the union
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Share your unique perspective as media workers with the Heritage Minister
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly recently launched a comprehensive review of Canada’s media and cultural sectors. In her words: “everything is
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Shaw/Corus bargaining unit meeting Monday, May 16
We will be holding membership meetings on Monday, May 16, 2016 at the Marriott Hotel in the Hanlan McBride Room
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CMG continues working to ensure harassment-free workplaces
In response to the issues raised by Kathryn Borel and others, and after intense scrutiny of how we operate and how issues of
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As journalism goes, so goes democracy
Even here at home, we must fight any attempt to limit a free press or thwart the public’s right to know, no matter how trivial it may seem. As journalism goes, so goes democracy.
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Supporting mental health awareness-Art exhibition May 2-8
Twenty years ago when I started at CBC I bumped into a colleague crying in the bathroom. We commiserated over
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1.75 % pay increase for CMG members at Shaw/Corus Entertainment
A reminder that you have a wage increase of 1.75% effective May 1, 2016. The increase will be reflected on
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Eulogy for a kind colleague
A long time friend and colleague passed away this week. He was only 67, but Terry Walker squeezed every drop
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Michael Hutchinson and Steve Fischer win CMG lottery for INPUT 2016 in Calgary
Congratulations to CMG members Michael Hutchinson of APTN and Steve Fischer of CBC who won the CMG Lottery to attend
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2016-2017 Ron Pambrun Scholarship
The Ron Pambrun Scholarship, valued at $2,000 per year, was created in the 1980s to honour the memory of Ron
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2017-2018 Ron Pambrun Scholarship
The Ron Pambrun Scholarship, valued at $2,000 per year, was created by NABET in the 1980s to honour the memory
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When big labour meets big politics: why the Verizon strike is important
It’s hard to underestimate the importance of what is happening south of the border when it comes to labour. 40 thousand workers at communications giant Verizon walked off the job this week – many of them members of the CWA, the union with which the CMG is affiliated.
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We’ve updated the guide to working in factual TV
The Campaign for fairness in factual TV has updated the Guide to working in Canadian factual TV for 2016. The
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