The Canadian Media Guild (CMG), Syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada (SCRC), Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) and Association of Professionals and Supervisors (APS) have filed letters to the Privy Council in support of worker representatives who have put their names … Read more »

The newly announced anchors of CBC’s relaunched flagship news program will be working alongside dedicated and skilled co-workers to deliver quality news and current affairs programming through Canada’s national public broadcaster. Along with its new anchors, the relaunched program will … Read more »

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 between employer and … Read more »

As champions of public broadcasting and CBC/Radio-Canada, we at the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) are encouraged that the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Mélanie Joly, has announced an Independent Advisory Committee for Appointments to the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors. CMG has … Read more »

The National Policy Health and Safety Committee (NPHSC) met on June 7, 2017 in Toronto to review policies, procedures, practices, and training related to the health and safety of CBC employees across the country. Along with attendees from the other … Read more »

Our Joint Employment Equity Committee recently met with the management team responsible for increasing equity in hiring at CBC/Radio-Canada. This Committee has been in existence since 1988-1989. We are mandated through the Federal Employment Equity Act and our Collective Agreement, … Read more »

At the most recent meeting of the Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits, our union representatives voted to continue premium subsidies for employee-paid benefits such as our Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Optional Life Insurance plans. These insurance plans have accumulated surpluses … Read more »

                    Gaynette Spafford has been presented with the CBC Branch President’s Award for her contributions to the Guild. Gaynette was selected for the honour by her peers who emphasized her impact … Read more »

Members of the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) have contributed to recent conversations about cultural appropriation and systemic racism, as well as the concurrent need for substantive diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces and within the wider media industry.   … Read more »

Do you know of anyone who has given exceptional service to their colleagues through his or her work with a CMG committee or in the broader labour movement? If so, nominate that person for an award! The CBC branch of … Read more »