September 2018

Union wins enhanced severance for Victoria Times Colonist mailers

September 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

JIm Westhead, John Rufh, Deborah Service-Brewster, Chris Carolan

About two dozen members of CWA Canada Local 30403 are out of work as of Monday, when the Victoria Times Colonist stops in-house printing of the newspaper. The silver lining [Read more...]

Montreal Guild prepares for showdown at Gazette with Postmedia

September 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

Members of the Montreal Newspaper Guild (MNG) are steeling themselves to withstand any intimidation Postmedia might be planning as bargaining at The Gazette resumes. The [Read more...]

Freelancers unite to battle low pay and bad contracts

September 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

NEWS RELEASE TORONTO — Members of five of Canada’s largest freelancer associations have banded together to fight against stagnant pay rates and contracts that demand the [Read more...]

Vote in favour of deal averts lockout in Ottawa

September 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Members of the Ottawa Newspaper Guild (ONG) have voted 32-24 in favour of an offer from Postmedia. The result averts a lockout in Ottawa and an imminent strike in Montreal. [Read more...]

Postmedia’s lockout deadline extended as vote begins in Ottawa

September 9, 2018 // 1 Comment

Members of the Ottawa Newspaper Guild began voting Sunday under threat of a mid-week lockout if they reject the “lousy deal” offered by Postmedia. The company extended [Read more...]

Take the survey on gender diversity in Canadian news media

September 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

The results of this survey will provide crucial information about representation in newsrooms. SABRINA WILKINSON | J-Source [~] J-Source is conducting a national survey of [Read more...]

Here are all the people who left Postmedia this summer

September 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

In June, Postmedia announced a restructuring plan that included 10-per-cent cut in salary expenses. H.G. WATSON | J-Source [~] There has been a steady stream of departures [Read more...]

Postmedia threatens lockout on eve of Ottawa vote; could trigger strike in Montreal

September 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

CWA Canada members in Ottawa and Montreal could be on picket lines as early as Monday if Postmedia locks out workers in the nation’s capital. A lockout at the Ottawa [Read more...]

Media union applauds feds’ tough talk on protecting Canadian media, cultural industries

September 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

OTTAWA – CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, welcomes the federal government’s promise to stand firm on protecting Canada’s cultural industries, [Read more...]