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09 October 2005
New collective agreement ratified
by 88.4%
of voters
Canadian
Media Guild | TNG Canada
Local 30213
Members of the Canadian Media Guild have
voted 88.4 per cent in favour of ratification of the new
collective agreement.
A total of 3,514 Guild members from across the country cast
ballots. Of those, 3,106 voted yes, 394 voted against the
deal; 14 other ballots were either spoiled or challenged
and not accepted.
The ratification officially puts an end to the lockout which
began nearly two months ago.
“This kind of support shows that the membership believes
we’ve succeeded in pushing the CBC back from its demand
to destabilize our workforce. We have established that the
CBC will use permanent employees for its ongoing activities,” says
the Guild’s CBC Branch president Arnold Amber.
Amber, who is also Director of TNG
Canada/CWA, adds: “Many
people have talked about how the events of the past eight
weeks have helped bring Guild members together in a new way.
I think that’s reflected in the high voter turnout.”
The majority of Guild members will be returning to work
as of Tuesday, October 11. It is expected to be several days
before CBC programming returns to normal.
(This story first appeared on the Canadian
Media Guild web site.)
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