CMG members at TVO start strike action

TORONTO – Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members at Ontario public broadcaster TVO walked off the job Monday morning at TVO’s offices at 2180 Yonge St. in Toronto. This follows CMG’s announcement last week its members at TVO, including journalists, producers and education workers, were in a legal strike position as of Friday, Aug. 18. “We are deeply saddened to have not been able to reach a fair and reasonable agreement with our employer,” reads a CMG statement released Monday. TVO released its own statement Monday regarding the strike, saying “TVO has been negotiating with the union for a number of months to reach an agreement that is...