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Have you been roughed up while covering the Olympic torch relay?
The Canadian Media Guild is looking into recent reports that security officers attached to the Vancouver Games are being overly aggressive with media employees during the Olympic torch relay.
December 22, 2009
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Salary progression for short-term temporary employees
Beginning December 17th, 2009, and continuing over the next few months, some CMG short-term temporary employees may notice an adjustment to their hourly rate of pay, as well as retroactive pay, on their Notification of Deposit slips.
December 18, 2009
Changes in CBC's Playlist Management department
Nine employees in the Playlist Management department in Toronto - seven regular staff and two temporary - were advised on December 15 that their applications for newly created jobs in the department were not successful.
December 17, 2009
Judge says no - for now - to Goldman Sachs
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled against Goldman Sach's most recent legal manoeuvre designed to keep the CW specialty channels separate from the rest of Canwest's assets during the bankruptcy protection process now under way.
Canadian Media Guild enters dispute over CW Television
The Canadian Media Guild, which represents operations employees at CW Television, has gone to court to represent its members in the dispute between Canwest and investment bank Goldman Sachs.
December 04, 2009
CMG dues referendum passes
As a result, the dues cap for the calendar year 2010 will move to $1600, and increase by $100 per year thereafter for ten years.
November 23, 2009
Reminder: Union offering $500 for training to members affected by layoffs
If you have lost your job or taken a package because of downsizing in 2009, you are eligible for $500 from the Canadian Media Guild’s Canadian parent union, CWA Canada, toward any training or education course.
October 22, 2009
Tell Ottawa not to cut off small-town Canada’s free TV service
Join the campaign to get the CRTC and broadcasters to change their plans to cut off free local TV signals for 11 million Canadians in smaller cities and rural areas.
October 20, 2009
Freelancers and Robertson v. Thomson - you may be eligible for compensation
The settlement allows for compensation for certain freelancers whose work was re-published in electronic format after it was published in print.
October 05, 2009
Are you concerned about how you were reassigned?
If you have concerns about how you were reassigned at CBC, please get in touch with a member of your local Guild executive or the national office (info@cmg.ca) at 416-591-5333 or 1-800-465-4149
September 09, 2009
84% say it’s unfair to lose free TV signals in smaller cities
An overwhelming majority – 84% – of residents in Kamloops, one of the Canadian cities that risks losing over-the-air television after 2011, says it is unfair that they will be deprived access to free TV signals.
July 29, 2009
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