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CBC, Canadian Media Guild reach memorandum of agreement
Last Updated Mon, 03 Oct 2005 01:32:13 EDT
CBC News
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and its biggest union, the Canadian Media Guild, reached a memorandum of agreement early Monday morning. The lockout affecting over 5,000 CMG employees was starting its 50th day. Guild spokesperson Karen Wirsig said details still had to be worked out.

The agreement language has not yet been completed. A ratification vote would follow once language has been finalized, and back to work protocols are still being discussed.

Federal Labour Minister Joe Fontana asked the CBC and the Guild to move their talks to Ottawa last week. They have been holding their discussions at the labour department offices, under the supervision of Elizabeth MacPherson, head of the federal mediation and conciliation service.

The parties began a news blackout Thursday at 6 p.m., which was extended several times until the announcement was made early Monday.

The CBC locked out its 5,500 CMG employees, journalists, program producers and technicians, on Aug. 15. Managers have been maintaining a reduced news service since the lockout began.

With hockey starting back up this week, do you think this it's just a coincidence that they got it sorted this week?

Noooooo . . . .

 

[trece verde]

Nope, nothing at all to do with hockey broadcasts....

Just too much pressure on management from colemanj wanting to come back from Ottawa and play footy on Saturdays with his mates again. He's also missing the de rigeur beerz and keepups afterwards.

ciao,

trece

 

[Jinky]

Hockey means nothing to these people. Otherwise they wouldn't have fired Cuthbert and Strachan and tried to get rid of Cherry and the crotch watcher.

 

[willis316]

They may still be a hockey night in Canada missed for this and they have been in talks for weeks now finally working out details to allow the employees back to work. So I do not believe hockey had a s much to do with it as many people would believe.

 

[One Dart]

Willis is just happy to have two paycheques coming again soon. That is, until we go on strike...