CBC lockout enters sixth day
{{date|August 20, 2005}}

The labour dispute between the [[w:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] and its union the [[w:Canadian Media Guild|Canadian Media Guild]] continues, with no sign that the sides will return to contract negotiations. The CBC has locked out about 5500 of its union employees, which include broadcasters and technicians. The main disagreement is over the proportion of permanent workers CBC hires.

CBC management wants to increase the number of employees hired under a fixed-term contract basis, as opposed to permanent staff, saying it will give them more flexibility. The Canadian Media Guild calls CBC management's contract offer "little more than a veiled attempt to buy off employees with their own money".

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050820.wxcbc-contracts20/BNStory/National/
|title=CBC, union see contract work as the great divide 
|author=Dixon, Guy
|pub=The Globe and Mail
|date=August 20, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.cmg.ca/cbcbranchnegsaug11offer.htm
|title=The Corporation's offer is not all it seems
|author=
|pub=Canadian Media Guild
|date=August 11, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://cbcnegotiations.ca/scripts/index_.asp
|title=Official CBC Negotiations site
|author=
|pub=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
|date=}}

*{{source|url=http://www.halifaxlive.com/artman/publish/081905_33223.shtml
|title=Locked-out CBC Workers to Launch Competing Service
|author=Maffin, Todd
|pub=Halifax Live
|date=August 20, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://cbcunplugged.com/
|title=Five stations to carry picket-line "pirate radio" broadcast
|author=
|pub=CBCunplugged.com
|date=Auguest 20, 2005}}

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[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:Canada]]
[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
The labour dispute between the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and its union the Canadian Media Guild continues, with no sign that the sides will return to contract negotiations. The CBC has locked out about 5500 of its union employees, which include broadcasters and technicians. The main disagreement is over the proportion of permanent workers CBC hires.

CBC management wants to increase the number of employees hired under a fixed-term contract basis, as opposed to permanent staff, saying it will give them more flexibility. The Canadian Media Guild calls CBC management's contract offer "little more than a veiled attempt to buy off employees with their own money".

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