It is the professional and legal obligation of all journalists to attempt to contact the subject of a story, even if that requires repeated efforts. Read more »

Toronto – January 30, 2020 – The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) is advising caution when considering the recommendations issued by the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel. The report recognizes that CBC/Radio-Canada is underfunded compared to its counterparts in other … Read more »

Founded in the first part of the last century, the creation and development of CBC/Radio-Canada are feats of national will. The public broadcaster is a collective achievement built out of a shared desire to be informed, to be enlightened, and … Read more »

CMG’s parent union has called for the withdrawal of Bill C-27, a bill that undermines Defined Benefit pension plans. Read the details here, and tell feds to leave our pensions alone & kill Bill C27! Email Finance Minister Bill Morneau: bill.morneau@parl.gc.ca Email … Read more »

Your Union was briefed by CBC/Radio-Canada management today on CBC’s proposal to drop all advertising along with a request for increased and stable funding that was unintentionally disclosed yesterday. While the CMG has always fought for increased and stable funding … Read more »

Toronto, November 2, 2016 – As we mark 80 years of the first public radio broadcast in Canada, CBC/Radio-Canada employees want to thank Canadians who share our pride at being part of one of the world’s leading public broadcasters. The … Read more »

The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) is disappointed to learn that CBC/Radio-Canada is cutting important radio programming that serves minority French language communities in Western Canada. CMG, which represents Radio-Canada workers outside of Québec, has learned that the daily local 30-minute … Read more »

Over the last few months leading into the Rio 2016 Olympics, CMG has been working with CBC/Radio-Canada to pro-actively develop guidelines to support CMG members working at the Games. The guidelines are meant to facilitate a harmonious  working environment where supervisors, colleagues and managers … Read more »

For the last two years as we have struggled to make sense of  CBC President Hubert Lacroix’s 2020 plan and his focus on exclusively promoting CBC’s digital presence while gutting television news and programming, and sidelining radio, many of you have urged … Read more »

Stephen Harper may no longer be prime minister — but his influence on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation lingers. While the new Liberal government plans to invest $675 million over five years “to modernize and revitalize CBC/Radio Canada in the digital … Read more »