The retirement of Mary Jo Laforest from The Canadian Press has created an opening for Vice-President of the CP Branch at the Canadian Media Guild.  We are now accepting nominations for the position.  The mandate for this role ends with … Read more »

  We met with the management negotiating team a couple of times since mid-November and discussed non-monetary issues at length. The two sides agree in principle on integrating health and safety law into the collective agreement and on creating a … Read more »

We met two days this week with the PMNA management team, expecting their response to the full set of proposals we presented last week. We discussed some non-monetary issues including scheduling, but citing a “serious divide” on monetary issues, management … Read more »

This week, we presented all of our proposals for improving the collective agreement to the management side. We have proposed: -Higher salary scales for all classifications -Pay in lieu of benefits for part-time employees -100% employer-paid benefits premiums for full-time … Read more »

Our team for the upcoming negotiations with Pagemasters was confirmed at last week’s membership meeting and we need your input to prepare for the talks, which will begin at the end of October. Please complete the CMG bargaining survey at … Read more »

Preparations to negotiate our new collective agreement with Pagemasters continue! Please attend the membership meeting on Thursday, October 5, anytime between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at the *new* CMG office, a few short blocks … Read more »

Our current agreement with PMNA expires on December 31, and two additional members of our bargaining unit are needed to form the bargaining committee to negotiate a new collective agreement with the company – The CMG President at PMNA, Anna … Read more »

Candidates for a position on the CMG executive at Pagemasters have until Monday, January 18 to submit a nomination. If you’re interested in running, or in nominating someone else, please download the nomination form here and give your completed form to … Read more »

As we head toward the close of 2015, I wanted to take this opportunity to update you all about what the Guild has been doing of late at The Canadian Press. First, I want to offer my congratulations to Mary … Read more »

Our collective agreement with Pagemasters is now available for you to consult online. You will also receive your printed copy of the agreement as soon as it’s ready in a couple of weeks. Don’t hesitate to contact us with any … Read more »