With the departure of Sylvain Larocque, the position of vice-president on the CP Branch Executive Council is now vacant. We are seeking candidates for the position. This is an interim position; the winning candidate will serve until the end of … Read more »

Congratulations to CMG member and Canadian Press reporter Mike Blanchfield for winning the $25,000 James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship.  Mike will use the grant to spend a year investigating the impact of cluster bombs around the world. Martin O’Hanlon Director of CWA Canada, … Read more »

By now you have probably read several articles about the Toronto Star’s recently-announced plan to outsource its page desk and most design work to Pagemasters North America. As we mentioned in our earlier communique, the Star’s union has the right … Read more »

The cuts announced yesterday by the Toronto Star are worrying, and we know this is a particularly tough time for people who are losing their jobs. For years now, organizations like the Star have been focusing their energies online. The … Read more »

The November 13 deadline agreed to by CP to respond to our list of proposed conversions to full-time status has passed, and we still have no indication of what – if anything – the company intends to do. The Guild … Read more »

Last week a group of CMG representatives met with managers from The Canadian Press to discuss two issues that have been irritants for some time: the use – or rather, the overuse – of part-time employees, and the parameters around … Read more »

Watch for the new collective agreement document and details on your pension plans Here’s hoping that everyone had an enjoyable summer. With fall beginning, routines being re-established and the end of the year approaching, I wanted to take some time … Read more »

Last week, the Guild and CP management met on a conference call to discuss the conversion of some part-time employees to full-time status. This is meant to deal with a number of part-timers who have in fact been working on … Read more »

The nomination period is now closed, and we’re pleased to report that Helen Branswell from the Toronto office has been elected by acclamation to the position of Secretary-Treasurer. She’ll join president Terry Pedwell and VP Sylvain Larocque on the branch … Read more »

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 »