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CTV & Local 723M sign Memorandum

July 22, 2010

CTV Limited and Local 723M signed a Memorandum of Agreement to renew the existing Collective Agreement which expired on October 31, 2009. The Memorandum covers employees at: Bravo, CP-24, etalk, Fashion Television, MuchMusic, Space, Star, operations, master control and administrative employees at 299 Queen Street West/260 Richmond Street West, Traffic and Accounting employees working at Channel 9 Drive in Agincourt and Closed Captioning employees who work out of their homes.

A copy of the Memorandum will be available at the ratification meetings. Two meetings will be held for members on Monday, August 16, 2010 at noon and 6 p.m. at Michener Institute, 222 St. Patrick Street, North of Dundas Street West. A secret ballot vote will take place at the meetings. Members who are unable to attend one of the meetings because you are at work, off sick or out of town on vacation, will have the ability to vote by email. (more details will be released soon.)

The Memorandum will also be released to members on Saturday, August 14th via a private web link.

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Local 723M Welcomes E-Talk employees into the CTV Ltd. bargaining unit

Effective July 12, 2010 employees employed in the production of E-Talk will be included in the CEP 723M bargaining unit. The 40 new members shall have their E-Talk seniority dove tailed into the bargaining unit seniority list.

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Contract Continues Past Oct. 31st

The CTV  Collective Agreements continue in full force and effect until a new agreement is negotiated or until a legal strike or lockout occurs pursuant to the Canada Labour Code, Part I.   
 
While bargaining proceeds members continue to receive credit for service/seniority and continue to progress through the wage schedules in Article 16. Anniversary increases must still be processed.

Negotiations between CEP and CTV Limited will continue, with several dates in July. 

Generally speaking we negotiate retroactivity on all wage increases subject to a Memorandum of Agreement between the Company and the Union and ratification by the members of  the bargaining unit. 
 
Yours in Solidarity, 
 
Local 723M CTV Ltd. Negotiating Committee

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Office Days

There will be office hours on the following days this summer:
Wed. July 28th – 11am to 5pm
Wed. Aug 4th – 11am to 5pm
Thu. Aug 5th – 11am to 5pm
Fri. Aug 6th – 11am to 5pm
Wed. Aug 11th – 11am to 9pm
Thu. July 12th - 11am to 5pm