CMG members vote 80% in favour of ratifying new deal with CBC
CBC workers who are represented by CWA Canada through its largest Local, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG), have voted 80 per cent in favour of ratifying a new collective [Read more...]
Bargaining
Members at Sault Star make gains in five-year deal
It took more than two years of persistence, but the unionized staff at the daily newspaper in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., have a new collective agreement with Postmedia [Read more...]
In a chilly year for the news business, union organizing is smoking hot
RICK EDMONDS | Poynter [~] Put 2018 in the rear view mirror ASAP for those trying to make money by doing journalism. Newspaper revenues are still sinking fast. Magazines are [Read more...]
Crucial ‘catch-up’ round of contract talks under way at CBC
LISE LAREAU | Canadian Media Guild [~] To understand the contract talks that are now under way between the Canadian Media Guild and the CBC, you have to go back 10 years. [Read more...]
Big win on health benefits for CWA Canada members in Kingston, North Bay
An arbitrator has upheld a ‘me too’ provision negotiated by CWA Canada that will see members who work at Postmedia newspapers in Kingston and North Bay get the same [Read more...]
Montreal Guild prepares for showdown at Gazette with Postmedia
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...]
Vote in favour of deal averts lockout in Ottawa
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
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...]
Postmedia threatens lockout on eve of Ottawa vote; could trigger strike in Montreal
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...]
Ottawa union bargaining results may reverberate across Postmedia
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...]
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