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08 July 2005
Technicians at Alliance Atlantis
vote to
unionize
Canadian
Media Guild | TNG Canada
Local 30213
The Canadian Media Guild has filed an application
with the Canada Industrial Relations Board to represent about
100 technical employees at Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting,
based in Toronto.
The workers are responsible for programming some of the
most-watched specialty channels in Canada, including BBC
Canada, ShowCase and HGTV.
"The employees at Alliance Atlantis
came to us seeking the benefits many other unionized workers
in the media enjoy, such as pensions and opportunities for
training and advancement,"
says Scott Edmonds, vice-president of the Canadian Media
Guild, who worked on the campaign. "Alliance Atlantis
may be one of the most successful broadcasters in Canada,
but that does't mean its success is automatically shared
with its employees."
The CMG is a leading union in the media sector in Canada,
representing employees at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,
Canadian Press/Broadcast News, TVOntario, Reuters, VisionTV,
the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, and was most recently
certified at the Quebecor-owned television station Toronto
1.
(This story first appeared on the Canadian
Media Guild web site.)
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