Essayists win Belcarz-Zeidler memorial scholarships
Essay writers Jenifer Norwell and Ntawnis Piapot are this year’s winners of the $1,000 John Belcarz & Dan Zeidler Memorial Scholarships. Due to a large number of [Read more...]
CWA Canada Locals
Windsor Star workers get new contract, fight off Postmedia’s concession demands
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...]
Media union welcomes choice of Tait, industry veteran, 1st woman to lead CBC
The announcement today that television and film industry veteran Catherine Tait will lead the CBC was welcomed by the public broadcaster’s main union. The Canadian Media [Read more...]
Workers at Pagemasters ratify contract, set stage for new members in Alberta
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%
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...]
Third Local responds to Postmedia demands with strong strike vote
Postmedia was hit with a mid-winter blast from a third CWA Canada Local to respond to concessionary demands with a near-unanimous strike vote. More than 100 members of the [Read more...]
Victoria Times Colonist cuts 4 staff just weeks after call for voluntary resignations
CAM WELCH | J-Source [~] Victoria’s Times Colonist has lost four staff members after the Victoria-Vancouver Island Newspaper Guild was given a layoff notice for five [Read more...]
Union contract offers help for 23 VICE Canada workers facing layoff
VICE Canada workers facing job cuts as their employer ends a joint venture with Rogers Media can take some comfort in knowing they have a collective agreement to protect [Read more...]
Union fights firing of CBC political reporter over book deal
CWA Canada and its largest Local are going to bat for member Richard Zussman, who was fired by the CBC for allegedly breaching rules governing activities outside of work. The [Read more...]
CWA Canada Locals push back on Postmedia demands
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...]
