Bargaining

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...]

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...]

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...]

Windsor Star workers get new contract, fight off Postmedia’s concession demands

May 7, 2018 // 1 Comment

Workers at the Windsor Star, who successfully fought off demands for major concessions, have voted to accept a new contract, setting the stage for deals at other Postmedia [Read more...]

Workers at Pagemasters ratify contract, set stage for new members in Alberta

March 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

Workers at Pagemasters North America (PMNA) in Toronto have voted 84 per cent in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement that could become a template for colleagues in [Read more...]

Ratified deal with Corus Entertainment contains pay increases of up to 16.7%

March 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

CWA Canada members have voted 95 per cent in favour of ratifying a collective agreement with Corus Entertainment that contains pay increases of up to 16.7 per cent. The [Read more...]

CWA Canada Locals push back on Postmedia demands

December 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

Postmedia’s relentless gutting of its newspapers, which has in some cases turned journalists into janitors at the end of their shifts, is being met with defiance at several [Read more...]

Union accuses Corus of punishing newly unionized workers

November 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

BEATRICE BRITNEFF | iPolitics [~] The union representing a new group of unionized employees at Corus Entertainment has filed a complaint with the federal labour board, [Read more...]

Corus workers take case for fair deal to public

November 15, 2017 // 1 Comment

CWA Canada members trying to bargain a new collective agreement with Corus Entertainment are taking their case for a fair deal to the public with a letter-writing campaign. [Read more...]