Canadian Media Guild

Class-action lawsuit big step toward fairness for factual/reality TV workers

2018-10-09 // 3 Comments

Claim says hundreds hired improperly, denied pay, benefits TORONTO — The Canadian Media Guild / CWA Canada is welcoming a $35-million class action filed by law firm [Read more...]

CMG steps up fight for fairness in factual TV

2018-08-22 // 1 Comment

Fairness in Factual TV campaign volunteers

LISE LAREAU | Canadian Media Guild After five years of working with people in Toronto’s robust factual/reality TV industry, the Canadian Media Guild is taking the campaign [Read more...]

Canadian Press workers ratify tentative agreement

2018-08-16 // 0 Comments

Workers at The Canadian Press (CP) have voted 92 per cent in favour of ratifying a tentative contract that came after less than a week of bargaining. The deal extends the [Read more...]

Media Guild slams cuts at TFO, calls on Francophone community to react quickly

2018-06-14 // 0 Comments

CWA Canada’s largest Local, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG), is denouncing 37 layoffs and program cuts at Ontario’s French public broadcaster and calling on the [Read more...]

Workers at Pagemasters ratify contract, set stage for new members in Alberta

2018-03-27 // 0 Comments

Workers at Pagemasters North America (PMNA) in Toronto have voted 84 per cent in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement that could become a template for colleagues in [Read more...]

Ratified deal with Corus Entertainment contains pay increases of up to 16.7%

2018-03-12 // 0 Comments

CWA Canada members have voted 95 per cent in favour of ratifying a collective agreement with Corus Entertainment that contains pay increases of up to 16.7 per cent. The [Read more...]

Union contract offers help for 23 VICE Canada workers facing layoff

2018-01-25 // 2 Comments

VICE Canada workers facing job cuts as their employer ends a joint venture with Rogers Media can take some comfort in knowing they have a collective agreement to protect [Read more...]

Corus workers take case for fair deal to public

2017-11-15 // 1 Comment

CWA Canada members trying to bargain a new collective agreement with Corus Entertainment are taking their case for a fair deal to the public with a letter-writing campaign. [Read more...]

CMG encouraged by Trudeau government’s vision for CBC

2017-09-28 // 0 Comments

The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) is encouraged by Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s recognition of the foundational and central role of CBC/Radio-Canada in the country’s [Read more...]

Where are all the Canadian reality TV shows going?

2017-07-07 // 0 Comments

LISE LAREAU | Canadian Media Guild Bit by bit, reality and factual TV shows are disappearing for the upcoming season. It appears to be happening quietly – even by [Read more...]