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CMG Applies
to Merge Bargaining Units
Posted By:
Vincent Proteau
Date: May
4, 2010
On March 31, the
Canadian Media Guild made an application to the
Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to merge
our two bargaining certificates at APTN. There are
currently two different bargaining units at APTN -
one for editorial workers and another for those
working in technical operations. Although each unit
currently has its own separate collective agreement,
the two are largely identical and they share an
expiry date of April 24, 2011.
APTN management doesn't
dispute the logic of merging the two units into one,
and we expect that the CIRB will grant our request.
That means that the next round of bargaining will be
for a single collective agreement to cover all Guild
members at the Aboriginal Peoples Television
Network.
We encourage all Guild members
at APTN to take a look at the existing collective
agreements. In the coming months we'll be conducting
a survey to find out what improvements you'd like to
see. We will also be looking for volunteers to serve
on the bargaining committee that will negotiate our
next collective agreement.
We'll keep you posted on
developments as they occur.
Allan Mckay
Derek Christianson
Bruce Spence
Vincent
Proteau
Terri Monture, CMG Staff Representative
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