CBC strike: "Telling the worker's story better"
Telling the worker's story better
Interesting insights from Lou Arab's most recent article in Rabble News (Aug. 30, 2005):
"What fascinates me more each day the lockout goes on are the blogs from ordinary CMG members — those who find themselves bewildered by events that have led them to be walking a picket line for 20 hours a week.
"Members of the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) are winning the propaganda war caused by the CBC lockout and they are reinventing the way unions communicate with their members during labour disputes.
"It's no surprise that 5,500 talented and educated journalists, technicians, producers and on-air hosts would do a good job of telling us their side of the story. What is new is how the locked-out workers have created a diverse, entertaining and informative on-line community that tells their story better than a thousand purchased newspaper ads ever could."
For some examples of of these blogs, see:
Interesting insights from Lou Arab's most recent article in Rabble News (Aug. 30, 2005):
"What fascinates me more each day the lockout goes on are the blogs from ordinary CMG members — those who find themselves bewildered by events that have led them to be walking a picket line for 20 hours a week.
"Members of the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) are winning the propaganda war caused by the CBC lockout and they are reinventing the way unions communicate with their members during labour disputes.
"It's no surprise that 5,500 talented and educated journalists, technicians, producers and on-air hosts would do a good job of telling us their side of the story. What is new is how the locked-out workers have created a diverse, entertaining and informative on-line community that tells their story better than a thousand purchased newspaper ads ever could."
For some examples of of these blogs, see:
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