Season’s greetings for my fellow Shaw union members
With the holiday season upon us and the end of the year just around the corner, I thought I would take a moment to give you a quick update. Your union executive has been and will continue to talk and …...
View ArticleCMG Freelance… a number of pots bubbling away
Guild freelancers have been busy in 2012 working to make concrete improvements for media freelancers. We’ve participated in events in Vancouver and Toronto aimed at bringing freelancers together to...
View Article1.5 % across-the-board wage increase for Guild members at CBC
The Guild and CBC have agreed to a wage increase of 1.5% for 2013-14. The increase will be effective April 1, and be reflected in the May 2 salary deposit. Although the Treasury Board of Canada is not...
View ArticleReports urge action on deteriorating working conditions
Media workers have an interest in two recent reports documenting the rise of temporary, low paying, precarious work, and proposing measure to deal with it. Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work,...
View ArticleFormer CMG member tells the century-old story of our country’s news agency
By Colin Perkel One of the most profound influences in the formation of the Canadian identity has been the country’s largely unknown and unsung national news agency, according to a just published book....
View Article2013 Holiday Party for CMG members at Thomson Reuters
Celebrate the 2013 Holiday Season with your CMG colleagues at Thomson Reuters! When: Thursday, Dec. 12 Starts at 5:30 p.m. Where: Fionn MacCool’s, 181 University N.E. corner of University and &...
View ArticleCelebrate the Holidays with your Guild colleagues at ZoomerMedia
Celebrate the Holidays with your Guild colleagues at ZoomerMedia Join us Thursday, December 12 5 p.m. onward at the Brazen Head Pub on East Liberty Drinks and snacks will be served Admission is free....
View ArticleYou are invited to the CMG Holiday Party in Toronto on Dec. 12
In collaboration with the Guild at CBC Toronto, we invite you to join your friends and colleagues for the CMG Holiday Party! When: Thursday, Dec. 12 From 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Where: Fionn MacCool’s, 310...
View ArticleHoliday Party for CMG members at CP & PageMasters in Toronto
Celebrate the Holidays with your Guild colleagues at CP and Pagemasters. When: Friday, December 20 starting at 5 p.m. Where: PJ OBrien’s, 39 Coleborne St. Drinks and snacks will be served! If you have...
View ArticleHappy holidays!
We wish you all the best for the holiday season and the new year. Have any photos from your Guild holiday party? Send them our way! Email them to info@cmg.ca. In the meantime, here are a couple of...
View ArticleUpdate from the Guild at CP/Pagemasters
I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable summer with family and friends. Many of us are right in the thick of reporting on the federal election right now, but I still wanted to give you a brief...
View ArticleEnd-of-year update from the president of the Guild at CP
As we head toward the close of 2015, I wanted to take this opportunity to update you all about what the Guild has been doing of late at The Canadian Press. First, I want to offer my congratulations to...
View ArticleStudy shows CRTC changes to cost 15,000 Canadian TV jobs by 2020
A first-of-its-kind independent economic forecast shows regulatory changes espoused by the Harper government and adopted in last year’s CRTC Let’s Talk TV announcements will likely lead to the loss of...
View ArticleTaking care of CBC/Radio-Canada archival assets
The below letter was mailed to Catherine Tait, CBC/Radio-Canada President and CEO and to the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors June 26, 2019 Subject: Taking care of CBC/Radio-Canada archival assets...
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