The CBC and the union representing 5,500 of its workers have settled a three-year-old dispute about outsourcing publicity work.

In 2005, the CBC outsourced much of its publicity and media relations to a private Toronto firm. The Canadian Media Guild challenged whether the CBC had a valid business case to outsource the work.

Under terms of the settlement, the CBC will pay the Guild $100,000 to be distributed to affected employees. In addition, three existing jobs in communications will return to the Guild’s bargaining unit later this year.

Further, the CBC and Guild will discuss other publicity work being handled outside the Corporation for shows like The Hour and The Steven and Chris Show.

In all, the Guild says 33 jobs were eliminated as a result of the outsourcing, mainly in Toronto, Halifax and Vancouver.

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