The Canadian Media Guild welcomes the announcement Monday that Postmedia Network has signed an agreement to get content from The Canadian Press.   The return of some of Canada’s biggest newspapers and their online counterparts, formerly under the Canwest umbrella, … Read more »

Now that our new collective agreement is in place, we have to set ourselves to the task of making sure both sides live up to the commitments made during bargaining.  To that end, a number of committees exist to keep … Read more »

Here are the results of the ratification vote: Total voters: 163 Yes: 135 (82.8%) No: 28 (17.2%) We are notifying The Canadian Press of the results and will be meeting soon to talk about making the necessary modifications and printing … Read more »

You can now vote to ratify our new collective agreement with The Canadian Press:  Click here to go to the online voting site. In order to vote you’ll need to know your nine-digit CMG identification number. If you don’t have … Read more »

Following a number of requests from members, we’ve extended the voting period until 12 noon ET on Monday, March 26. Our polls will still open as scheduled at 9 am Thursday, March 22, and remain open continuously until the end … Read more »

The ratification vote for the tentative agreement between the Guild and The Canadian Press will take place March 22-23, using our online voting system. In order to vote you’ll need to know your nine-digit CMG identification number. If you have … Read more »

You can now read the full text of the tentative agreement between The Canadian Press and the Guild here. The first pages of the document set out the changes in the collective agreement. Some of the highlights are: -          Salary … Read more »

We’re pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with The Canadian Press. The two sides signed the Memorandum of Agreement earlier today. Here are the highlights of the deal: Three-year deal Across-the-board wage increases totaling 4% over … Read more »

Your bargaining team has presented a new comprehensive offer to the company Friday that would protect wages and benefits while helping The Canadian Press move forward. It is a balanced approach that is realistic, fair and provides stability for the … Read more »

Our negotiations with The Canadian Press continued this week, with the assistance of federal conciliation officers Jennifer Webster and Kim Beemer. We have had some discussions and are planning to exchange some new proposals next week. We’ll keep you posted … Read more »