September 2007

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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.

For gawd’s sake, vote in the upcoming union elections. Better yet, run for office.
You are one among the lucky minority of workers in Canada to belong to a union. There is a way to give back...
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Provincial broadcaster is twisting in the wind
Ten years of neglect and recurring threats of a sell-off have left TVO looking worse for wear. There are fewer original shows on TV, less coverage of the province in current affairs shows, more repeats, more imports.
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Trauma: a little-understood hazard of the media trade
The extent to which photographers, videojournalists and reporters regularly experience trauma is not well understood in Canada, let alone discussed openly, particularly in newsrooms.
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International union moves to diversify executive board
Diversity was the big issue at this summer's convention of the Communication Workers of America, the parent union of the Canadian Media Guild.
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Snippets
CRTC favours big players; Vote out poverty in Ontario; Guild helps redesign pension plan at The Canadian Press; in-house production on the decline
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Ask Jean...
Jean Broughton, the Guild’s union services co-ordinator, answers questions frequently asked by CMG members.
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