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SUPPORT LOCKED OUT CBC WORKERS
Adrienne Arsenault in Neve Dekalim on the Gaza Strip on August 15, day 1 of the lockout.

Contact Anne McLellan and ask that she help resolve the dispute.

Alberta Federation of Labour Aug 19, 2005

4,500 CBC workers, ranging from technicians to on-air personalities, were locked out on August 15. The main issue in the dispute is CBC's attempt to bring in temporary contract workers, undermining job security and stability. The Canadian Media Guild is asking Canadians to contact their MP to ask that the federal government step in to help resolve the dispute. In Alberta, we are being asked to contact Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan. You can contact her here:

Anne McLellan MP Edmonton Centre Constituency phone: (780)495-3122 Ottawa phone: (613)992-4524 email: McLellan.A@parl.gc.ca

Find the contact information for your local MP here.

For more on the CBC Lockout, go to the Canadian Media Guild's website.

Also see my blog articles on the strike under Media Watch And the issue is not Wages, like the Telus Lock Out, this is Management attempting to outsource and privatize work. And it is a Lock Out by Management this is NOT a strike. Outsourcing is the 21st Century class stuggle; like the eight hour day was the 20th Century labour struggle. CBC, union see contract work as the great divide Contracted labour: Better for corporate bottom lines, worse for society? Trend toward contracts over full-time jobs bad for society, say experts Labour disputes not about wages