The seven-week dispute between staff and management at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) appears to have been resolved yesterday as both sides settled terms for a collective agreement.Around 5,500 staff protested about plans to introduce more temporary contracts at the broadcaster and were eventually locked out of the CBC offices, severely disrupting TV, radio and web services.
Representing staff, the Canadian Media Guild was able to secure a wage increase, a limit on the number of employees on temporary contracts and a new premium for translators.
Staff rallied support through a network of campaign blogs including cbcunplugged.com and CBC On The Line.
Freelancer Tod Maffin blogged regularly throughout the dispute and was praised by CBC employees for helping to focus the campaign.
"The way we, the locked-out workers, responded to this lockout has had a huge impact on the successful resolution," said one comment on his blog.
"This site has been a huge part of that. For providing the platform and the ideas, we owe you many thanks."
CBC's staff used their technical and broadcast skills to compile video and audio for the campaign sites, including footage of CBC TV vice-president Richard Stursberg being locked out of the CBC building in Ottawa.
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