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According to Arnold Amber, one of the chief negotiators for the CMG, the advertisement became a topic of discussion in today's federally mediated meeting between representatives of the CBC and the CMG. "The mediators called CBC on the carpet about it this morning, since we had both agreed with (Labour Minister) Fontana's call for voluntary restraint." The ad itself directed readers to the CBC management negotiations website, cbc.negotiations.ca, for more details on the settlement offer. However, the URL (website address) was incorrect. Brilliant. . .< 2:54:17 AM  >Reflections on a Political Battle: Bringing our fight for a fair contract to Parliament Hill The truth is that on the major issues, CBC management is seeking radical changes to its operations.If it were as easy as "management position here, union position there; find some solution in between," the two sides would have done that months ago. But the truth is that CBC management is seeking massive changes to the structure of the workplace - changes it knew were untenable to employees - and orchestrated a lockout to achieve them.
The idea of a transient and "flexible" workforce has been discredited as a management trend that's had its day, but the CBC still pushes it, and pushes it into the seventh week of a lockout.How can there be middle ground when one side is pushing for extreme concessions and other is simply struggling to maintain and clarify the existing hiring principles? Jowi Taylor, host of the program, said the victory is bittersweet.
"Here we are winning prizes around the globe, and at home we're on the street," explained Taylor. "Apparently the world thinks we're pretty good at radio, but CBC doesn't seem to want us on the air." Canadian Press is reporting that the Liberal caucus wants to take hard look at the current and the past two CBC lockouts. CP quote:
Full text of CP story on CTV.ca (who were fastest to get it up!) [Via The Garret Tree] . .< 1:50:39 AM >A refreshingly honest response from a CBC Board member cbclockout.org reports
that when Chris Dendys e-mailed a number of politicians and members the
CBC board, he received a near-immediate reply from Board member Trina
McQueen. And a response that was, clearly, not a canned cut-and-paste
"Thank you for your comments" kind of email: From: Chris Dendys / To:
tmcqueen@sympatico.ca Bring back our CBC –
it’s the heartbeat of our country. How can you sleep at night? From: Trina McQueen / To: 'Chris Dendys' Not well, thanks for asking. Good CBC slogan. Trina McQueen [Via CBC Unplugged .com] . .< 1:45:18 AM >The Globe and Mail: "Nanook and I walk the line" The Globe and Mail: Nanook and I walk the line by Howard Goldenthal, senior associate producer on the fifth estate "The more discerning picket will rummage through a pile of signs looking for one not stained with coffee or smeared with lunch. Six weeks of lockout plays hell with cardboard. It is disheartening to find the perfect sign, only to discover the string has been shortened and it will not hang comfortably around the neck. Fortunately, a fresh batch of signs came in recently. After six weeks of walking the line, pickets have developed an almost bat-like radar when walking and reading. Oncoming pickets, security folks or just plain pedestrians are dodged." [Via CBC Unplugged .com] Yup, that sounds about right. . .< 1:35:09 AM >New addition to the Niagara Institute training manual New addition to the Niagara Institute training manual: When your workers begin making pinatas out of your heads, it's time to consider developing an alternative strategy. [Via CBC Unplugged .com] . .< 1:33:23 AM >CP: "MPs question CBC corporation execs on lockout" Canadian Press: "MPs question CBC corporation execs on lockout" "Some Liberals are suggesting that either labour laws or the mandate of Crown corporations need to re-examined because of the frequency of the lockouts in recent years by CBC management. Various unionized CBC groups have been locked out three times in the last five years. "Do we look at the Labour Act? Maybe we should," said Bulte." [Via CBC Unplugged .com] |
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