Radio / Television News

CMG’s CBC lockout update

TORONTO - The Canadian Media Guild has met with federal labour minister Joe Fontana to ask for the appointment of a special mediator to try and end the lockout of 5,500 employees by the CBC. Fontana has indicated that he is prepared to do whatever he can to get the talks going again, the CMG said today. In the meantime, check out this web site, which links to the work CBC employees are doing on the web (blogs, web news, etc.) and on university campus radio stations - and a bit about CBC English TV head Richard Stursberg being accidentally...