August 2018

On Labour Day weekend, ponder importance of unions, free press for our society

August 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

Labour Day Message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon On this Labour Day weekend, please take a moment to think about how important the labour movement and a free [Read more...]

U.S. tabloid honcho David Pecker resigns from Postmedia board

August 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

Less than a week after CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon urged Postmedia to dump controversial American Media CEO David Pecker from its board of directors, it was [Read more...]

Ottawa union bargaining results may reverberate across Postmedia

August 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

Montreal Newspaper Guild co-ordinating with Ottawa Newspaper Guild; potential for labour action at both newsrooms at the same time. H.G. WATSON | J-Source [~] Debbie Cole has [Read more...]

Democracy is cracking and platforms are no help. What can we do about it? Some policy suggestions

August 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

CHRISTINE SCHMIDT | Nieman Lab [~] Platforms aren’t efficiently self-regulating. Government officials don’t know how Facebook’s advertising works (or some know it too [Read more...]

CMG steps up fight for fairness in factual TV

August 22, 2018 // 1 Comment

Fairness in Factual TV campaign volunteers

LISE LAREAU | Canadian Media Guild After five years of working with people in Toronto’s robust factual/reality TV industry, the Canadian Media Guild is taking the campaign [Read more...]

Bargaining at Postmedia newspapers awaits outcome of Ottawa vote

August 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Postmedia’s insistence on wringing more concessions from beleaguered staff has put bargaining at other papers on hold as they await the outcome of a vote in Ottawa on Sept. [Read more...]

Canadian Press workers ratify tentative agreement

August 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Workers at The Canadian Press (CP) have voted 92 per cent in favour of ratifying a tentative contract that came after less than a week of bargaining. The deal extends the [Read more...]

CWA Canada stands with U.S. colleagues against Trump’s attacks on media

August 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Statement by CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon on Press Freedom: Today, more than 350 American news publications spoke out against U.S. President Donald Trump’s [Read more...]