CBC strike continues

Locked-out CBC workers continue to picket in Iqaluit, Cambridge Bay and Rankin Inlet as negotiations continued between the Canadian Media Guild and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

Eighteen issues remained to be negotiated at press time this past Wednesday, including the controversial issue of contract employees. The CBC hopes to add more contract employers to its staff, while the CMG favours more permanent positions.

The CBC locked out about 5,500 employees on Aug. 15, pre-empting the CMG’s threat to strike after 15 months of bargaining for a new labour contract.