News Releases

March 29, 2006

Agreement in Principle Between the SCRC and CBC/Radio-Canada

The Syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada (SCRC) and CBC/Radio-Canada management are pleased to announce the signing of an agreement in principle for renewing the collective agreement with the SCRC’s 1,500 members.

The SCRC bargaining committee will recommend the agreement’s terms of settlement to union members as early as Saturday. No further details can be disclosed at this time, however, since this disclosure is a union prerogative.

The parties are very satisfied with the way the bargaining process was conducted and concluded. Discussions were held in an atmosphere of mutual respect, driven by a strong commitment on both sides to reaching a negotiated settlement.

We would also like to highlight the key contribution of the union and management committees, as well as the decisive role played by conciliator Jacques Lessard.

Alex Levasseur and François Morin
Spokespeople for union committee

Michel Hamelin
Spokesperson for management committee

About CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. CBC/Radio-Canada reaches Canadians through eight national radio and television networks, its full-service Web sites, local/regional stations and affiliates, as well as the digital television channel Country Canada and the continuous music network Galaxie. In addition, CBC/Radio-Canada has forged partnerships with other broadcasters and is a partner in the satellite radio service SIRIUS Canada as well as in the specialty television services ARTV and The Documentary Channel. Through this array of activities, CBC/Radio-Canada brings diverse regional and cultural perspectives into the daily lives of Canadians in English, French and eight aboriginal languages. (2006)

For additional information, please contact:

Katherine Heath-Eves
Media Relations
CBC/Radio-Canada (Ottawa)
Tel: (613) 288-6235
heathevk@cbc.ca
www.cbc.radio-canada.ca