Skirmishes aside, Guild and CBC still talking

TORONTO - While the CBC and the Canadian Media Guild have made some progress and signed off on a few items over the last two weeks of talks, there are still 18 outstanding items remaining on the table - including all of the key issues. The list of unresolved issues is as follows, says the Corp.: * Employee Status/Contract Employees * Workforce Adjustment/Demonstrated Occupational Qualifications (DOQ) * Contracting Out * Severance Pay at Retirement * Job Evaluation * Purpose and Intent of Collective Agreement - Interpretation * Program Managers * Salary Provisions * Premiums * Corporation Seniority * Temporary Employees...