2008: Surprising success amid end-of-year fear
It’s hard to believe there was a time before this incredible economic fear set in. But looking back over this […]
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Will big media use the economic crisis to abandon their public role?
Three of Canada’s biggest media conglomerates have announced cuts as fallout from the bursting financial bubble spreads. In November, Canwest
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Reporter put in harm’s way: CBC ombudsman CBC Ombudsman Vince Carlin has reported on complaints, apparently spearheaded by Conservative Party
Guild General Meeting and Holiday Gathering at CW Television
Your Guild executive at CW Television is holding a general meeting for all members! Where: The Groundhog Pub basement, 401
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Tentative agreement at TFO
The CMG bargaining team has reached agreement in principle with TFO management on a new collective agreement. Details of the
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Guild urges York University president to settle with striking workers
Mamdouh Shoukri President and Vice-Chancellor York University Dear Dr. Shoukri, I am writing to urge you to move swiftly to
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Layoffs at CW Television
More than twenty positions in the Canadian Media Guild’s bargaining unit at CW Television are being eliminated as part of
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CMG applauds new CRTC local program fund
The Canadian Media Guild welcomes today’s decision by the CRTC to establish a Local Programming Improvement Fund for public and
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Winnipeg Free Press strikers fight concessions, launch strike website
There’s something wrong when a company sends its workers on strike twice in six years. That’s the feeling among many
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CMG calls for increased funding for CBC
At a rally Wednesday in front of the Toronto CBC building in support of artists and Canadian culture, CMG president
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Run to be CMG director of small branches: nomination period extended
At the end of the nomination period, there were no candidates to fill the vacant position of Director of small
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The federal election: voting for our work
This federal election, perhaps more than any other in recent memory, presents a challenge for media workers. Our professional instincts
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We need to fill two positions on the CMG’s national executive
The Canadian Media Guild is looking for people to take a leadership role in the running of your union. We
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The fight for an independent media goes on
The behaviour of broadcasters organizing the federal election debate is only a very recent example of how the fight for
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Pulling the plug on free TV outside the big cities
The Canadian TV industry is poised to open up a massive digital divide between urban and small town TV viewers
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Working shifts and finding peace with it
The conclusions in a recent StatsCan report on the work-life balance of shift workers are not earth shattering. Based on
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Voting for our work Our instincts as media workers are to keep our heads down during political campaigns. However, this
Ask Jean…
Dear Jean, I was on my annual leave last week, and my boss called and asked me to come in.
Join us at the Toronto Labour Day Parade and get into to the Ex for free!
Bring along your family and friends and join your union at the Labour Day Parade on Monday September 1. March
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Guild congratulates Journal de Québec employees on deal with Quebecor
The CMG congratulates Journal de Québec employees for reaching an agreement with Quebecor to end the lockout that has been
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Guild slams decision to close another Quebec newsroom
Leaders at the Canadian Media Guild are renewing their call on the CRTC to ensure that local news survives as
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CMG aims to replenish defence fund, approves temporary dues levy
To rebuild the Canadian Media Guild’s Defence Fund, the national executive, with the support of delegates to our recent biennial
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TFO management turns down CMG offer to extend the collective agreement
Several days ago the Canadian Media Guild proposed a one-year extension of the existing collective agreement between the Guild and
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CMG convention stokes union involvement and solidarity
Solidarity and new beginnings formed the thread that wove the CMG’s 2008 convention together. The nearly 200 delegates discussed and
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