The CMG elections 2019  have ended, and here are the results of the votes held December 5-9: National Executive Committee (NEC) President: Carmel Smyth: 658 (60.6%) Kamala Rao: 428 (39.4%) Vice-President: Brent Cousland: 538 (53.0%) Andrea Sellinger: 478 (47.0%) Director, … Read more »

With the close the final nomination period on Wednesday November 20, some more positions have been filled, and in other cases elections are scheduled for December 5 – 9. Please click here to see all results and candidates’ profiles. The vote … Read more »

CBC/Radio-Canada news management (English services) put out a note yesterday informing our members that “a number of CBC News staff were given notice of redundancy”. That is difficult to hear and we all feel it. As per our collective agreement, … Read more »

CBC/Radio-Canada news management (English services) put out a note yesterday informing our members that “a number of CBC News staff were given notice of redundancy”. That is difficult to hear and we all feel it. As per our collective agreement, … Read more »

As of the close of the final nomination period on Friday November 8, 2019 some positions have been filled and in other cases there will be elections. Please click here to see all results and candidates’ profiles. The vote will … Read more »

Currently, there is an election underway within our wider international union and we can participate as Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members. Most CMG members are eligible to vote in the election of the next president of the NewsGuild-CWA. Individual paper … Read more »

Consistent with our bylaws,  CMG is holding elections for all positions at national and branch levels. Nominations are now open for all elected positions. The vote will be held December 5 to 9, 2019, and the winners at the National … Read more »

Please consider serving on our union’s Standing Election Committee Dear fellow union members, Later this year, our union Local, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) will be holding elections for national and branch officer positions. National and branch officer elections take … Read more »

The Canadian Media Guild is endorsing the We Choose CBC campaign, sponsored by the watchdog group FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting. An overwhelming majority of Canadians support our public broadcaster and worry about the scourge of misinformation more broadly. FRIENDS’ campaign … Read more »

Congratulations to Ellen Yarr of Charlottetown, PEI who has been selected as the winner of the Ron Pambrun Scholarship Award for 2019-2020. Ellen will be attending Dalhousie University this coming September.   “Thank you so much for your generosity in providing … Read more »