June 2008

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Solidarité 2008: "Find like minds, start to develop new ideas and prepare yourselves.  We need new thinking, new approaches, new people."
 

G-Force is the e-newsletter of the Canadian Media Guild. It is issued 4 times per year. We encourage your comments, suggestions and story ideas. Write to editor Karen Wirsig (karen@cmg.ca) or call 1-800-465-4149 or 416-591-5333.

CMG convention stokes union involvement and solidarity
Solidarity and new beginnings formed the thread that wove the CMG’s 2008 convention together. The nearly 200 delegates discussed and learned more about how to come together to face the challenges of the media industry.
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Canadian workers call for better media policy
Several unions representing media workers across Canada came together in a historic show of unity at the recent Canadian Labour Congress convention to fight "a callousness in the media that is unparalleled."
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Snippets
You're not alone on workload stress; CBC producer wins award; new deal at TVO; S-VOX refuses to recognize the Guild at new station; news services shed jobs in Montreal.
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Reprezentin’: finding courage in action at the Canadian Labour Congress
Pam Petrin was a Guild delegate at the CLC convention in May in Toronto and also participated in the Aboriginal Caucus. In a recent interview, she told G-Force about her experiences there.
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Ask Jean...
Jean Broughton, the Guild’s union services co-ordinator, answers questions frequently asked by CMG members. To get in touch with Jean, write to info@cmg.ca .
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