Happy New Year everyone!   First, we are pleased to confirm that the CP Branch at the Guild has a new leadership team. Mike Blanchfield of Ottawa bureau fame is your new national President, Michel Saba from Montreal is Vice … Read more »

This week, at the Quebec National Assembly, the Commission de la culture et des communications is looking at the future of the media, a key issue for the vitality of democracy. The commission seeks the opinion of various media companies … Read more »

It is time to get ready for the most important thing we do together – negotiate our collective agreement. We are looking for up to five Guild members to form our bargaining committee. Is one of them you?   Here’s … Read more »

The Canadian Press announced today the fourth significant round of layoffs since last spring, this time affecting reporter-editors in Halifax and Toronto as well as office administration in Vancouver. The Guild is here to support members affected directly by today’s … Read more »

The Canadian Press announced yesterday it will be ending French-language radio newscasts and closing the CP video desk in the coming weeks. The cuts affect eight full-time employees and several part-time employees. These members have our support and assistance during … Read more »

The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members working at The Canadian Press (CP) have ratified the tentative agreement between our union and CP. The ratification vote was held Tuesday through Thursday this week, and 92.4 % of ballots cast were in … Read more »

Congratulations to Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members at Pagemasters in Calgary for ratifying their first collective agreement after successfully organizing to join our union in March! This first contract is a major achievement that will help secure collective rights and … Read more »

As of the close of the extended nomination period on Monday, May 14 at 5 p.m., ET we had received one nomination for the role of Secretary-Treasurer of the PMNA Toronto Location Unit of the Canadian Media Guild (CMG). Therefore, … Read more »

Guild members at The Canadian Press are mourning the loss of one of their own ­– a person who was once a bright light in CP’s Vancouver bureau. Keven Drews, 45, died May 2 following a 15-year struggle with multiple … Read more »

As of the close of the nomination period on Thursday, May 3 at 5 p.m., ET we had received one nomination for the role of President, and one for the role of Vice-President of the PMNA Toronto Location Unit of … Read more »