Tentative deal reached in Chronicle Herald strike
Joint Media Statement HTU Strike at The Chronicle Herald (August 5, 2017 / HALIFAX) – After two days of mediation over the Natal Day long weekend, The Chronicle Herald and [Read more...]
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CWA Canada welcomes inquiry into Chronicle Herald strike
HALIFAX – CWA Canada, which represents striking newsroom workers at the Halifax Chronicle Herald, welcomes the news that the Nova Scotia government has called an industrial [Read more...]
Any funding for newspapers must go to journalism, not executive bonuses
OTTAWA – CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is calling on the federal government to ensure that any subsidies for newspapers go to creating journalism [Read more...]
‘Struggling’ Herald on buying spree with strike in 15th month
HALIFAX – The owners of The Chronicle Herald have struck a deal to expand what they have long described as a business that was struggling to stay alive. Transcontinental [Read more...]
Alberta publisher leaves freelance content creators shivering through winter — hire now; pay much, much later
NEWS RELEASE Venture Publishing Inc. of Edmonton and its CEO Ruth Kelly have developed a disturbing business model when it comes to paying the freelance contributors hired to [Read more...]
Union asks for inquiry into 13-month Halifax strike
NEWS RELEASE HALIFAX – It’s time for the provincial government to step in and do something about the 13-month strike by 55 newsroom employees at The Chronicle Herald, [Read more...]
Talks between Herald, striking staff break down
NEWS RELEASE HALIFAX — Talks between 55 on-strike Chronicle Herald newsroom workers and the company broke down on Thursday over seniority, jurisdiction and a handful of [Read more...]
Complaints withdrawn in Halifax dispute; talks to resume
The Halifax Typographical Union and The Chronicle Herald have both withdrawn unfair labour practice complaints related to the year-long work stoppage at the newspaper. The [Read more...]
Feds must take ‘urgent’ action on news industry report
OTTAWA – CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is calling on the federal government to take urgent action in response to today’s independent report on [Read more...]
Postmedia must rescind layoffs, use exec bonuses to save jobs
OTTAWA – CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is demanding that Postmedia rescind today’s layoff notices along with the big bonuses it paid top [Read more...]
CWA Canada • The Media Union 