In recent months, the Guild and CBC resolved two termination grievances and one related to discipline to the satisfaction of all involved. The two sides continue to discuss four grievances related to discipline, freelance contributor compensation, and workforce adjustment. As … Read more »

At this week’s national grievance committee meeting, the Guild and CBC management discussed a number of issues related to the use of interns. The two sides have agreed that education is needed for CBC employees and managers who engage and … Read more »

The outgoing committee worked effectively to reduce the number of grievances so we can now focus on improving the process in order to avoid creating a backlog of grievances in the future.  The joint committee established a statement of “Principles and … Read more »

The Guild and CBC management have settled a number of thorny issues in recent months related to pay equity, accommodating the return to work after a disability leave and the discipline process. The settlements are the result of open and … Read more »

The Guild filed a grievance with the Corporation this summer for failing to post a job before filling the vacancy, in this case with an outside candidate. The union is still in talks with the Corporation to settle the grievance. … Read more »

Following Thursday’s announcement that CBC will seek proposals in November to buy assets related to the transmission of its TV and radio signals, the Guild asked for a high-level meeting to get more information. The announcement states that “the CBC-owned … Read more »

The Guild’s executive committee at CBC is pleased to announce that Pam Petrin and Turk Chan have been appointed to the union’s National Grievance Committee. Pam is a producer in Edmonton and has been involved for five years in her … Read more »

The national grievance committee at CBC has met three times since the new collective agreement was negotiated at the beginning of the year and resolved almost all of the outstanding disputes. This has been the most successful period in recent … Read more »

Got a meeting with management? It’s always a good idea to talk to the union before going to a meeting with management. As well, you can bring along someone from the union to a meeting that could affect the status … Read more »

CBC changes policy, wants to deny reimbursement for passports CBC has introduced a new travel policy that denies employees reimbursement for passport fees, even if the passport is required for their work. In the past, employees who needed a passport … Read more »