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04 October 2005
Back to work on October 11
Canadian
Media Guild | TNG Canada
Local 30213
Today, the Canadian Media Guild and CBC
management finalized the details on a protocol that allows
the public broadcaster to return to full service by Tuesday,
Oct. 11, the day most members will be returning to work.
For that to happen, some maintenance technicians, IT employees
and schedulers will be asked to return to work this week
to put equipment in working order and to schedule shifts.
As well, some people will return to work to put Hockey
Night in Canada to air on Saturday evening. Anyone returning before
ratification of the agreement will do so voluntarily. Picket
lines will be organized to allow people to enter the buildings.
Ratification will take place across the country between Thursday
and Sunday.
The Guild took the position that if CBC management wants
some people back early, they are going to have to pay all
locked-out employees. As a result, everyone will be back
on salary as of this Friday and will be paid for
Thanksgiving Monday, even if they don’t actually return
to work until Tuesday.
As well, people who have commitments that put them in conflict
with returning to work on Tuesday will have some leeway in
terms of when they return to work. On the basis that they
are legitimate requests, people will be allowed to use up
to two weeks of TOIL and/or annual leave to bridge the time
required.
CBC management has also committed to depositing the $1,000
signing bonus in employees' accounts by the end of the day
on Oct. 12. Everyone who was on the CBC payroll
as of Aug. 14, 2005, including casual employees who worked
at least 13 weeks between April 1, 2004 and Aug. 14, 2005,
qualify for the signing bonus.
Retroactivity on the salary increases will be paid in a lump
sum by Oct. 27. Retroactivity will be paid on all time
worked between April 1, 2004, and the date of return to work
and it applies to all employees, including temporary and
casual. Freelance employees who have, in the same period,
contributed either on 45 occasions or on 12 occasions and
received $10,000 or more, will receive $500.
(This story first appeared on the Canadian
Media Guild web site.)
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