Happy new year to all our coworkers! We hope you managed to start 2019 with a bang, we certainly did! Last week was a busy and challenging one at the bargaining table. We continued to look for solutions to the … Read more »

Consider contributing your energy and skill as a Canadian Media Guild (CMG) member at CBC/Radio-Canada to one of the below committees – CBC Branch committees work to build a better workplace and serve our interests as co-workers. Committee members involved … Read more »

Last week, we worked to clarify and update the special leave provisions in the collective agreement. We also continued discussions on precarious work at CBC/Radio-Canada, as well as employee wellness.   This was our last full week of collective bargaining … Read more »

Last week, we made further progress on a number of key files, including benefits for people working in the North and isolated locations, and began discussions on precarious work and special leave. We also came up with some solutions that … Read more »

Last week at the negotiating table, we discussed working hours, overtime and employee wellbeing. Part of the focus of the discussions is to ensure the Corporation meets its obligations on working hours under the Canada Labour Code. We also talked … Read more »

                    Our CBC/Radio-Canada Branch Executive Committee (BEC) just met in Yellowknife last week for our semi-annual in-person meeting to understand the working conditions at that location.  The BEC has been meeting … Read more »

We met last week with CBC management and got down to work tackling issues that Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members and the Corporation have identified as priorities in this round of bargaining. We worked to update parental leave provisions in … Read more »

Bargaining for our next collective agreement is officially underway. Our bargaining committee sat at the negotiating table last week with a clear direction because members took the time to outline the issues that matter to us.  About 1,200 members filled … Read more »

Consider contributing your energy and skill as a Canadian Media Guild (CMG) member at CBC/Radio-Canada to one of the below committees – CBC Branch committees work to build a better workplace and serve our interests as co-workers.  We are looking … Read more »

As we get into the middle of summer, I want to inform you about the progress made at some of our CBC Branch committees recently, share a few thoughts on developments at CBC/Radio-Canada and on the priorities of CBC management … Read more »