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Media union welcomes federal aid for news industry, but ‘devil is in the details’

November 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

OTTAWA — CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, welcomes the federal government’s announcement of financial help for the news industry, but cautions that the [Read more...]

Class-action lawsuit big step toward fairness for factual/reality TV workers

October 9, 2018 // 3 Comments

Claim says hundreds hired improperly, denied pay, benefits TORONTO — The Canadian Media Guild / CWA Canada is welcoming a $35-million class action filed by law firm [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...]

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...]

CWA Canada stands with U.S. colleagues against Trump’s attacks on media

August 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Statement by CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon on Press Freedom: Today, more than 350 American news publications spoke out against U.S. President Donald Trump’s [Read more...]

Feds must take action to stop Postmedia destruction of local news

June 26, 2018 // 3 Comments

OTTAWA – CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is calling on the federal government to take action to block the latest destructive cuts at Postmedia. The [Read more...]

Media union condemns attempted intimidation of VICE journalists

May 24, 2018 // 1 Comment

Masked men in VICE Media's Montreal office

OTTAWA / TORONTO / MONTREAL – The union that represents staff at VICE Canada is outraged at an attempt by right-wing radicals to intimidate journalists at the news [Read more...]

CWA Canada welcomes La Presse ‘social trust’ model as alternative to corporate ownership

May 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

OTTAWA — CWA Canada welcomes today’s announcement that La Presse will become a not-for-profit news organization. “The move to a not-for-profit ‘social trust’ is [Read more...]

Defenders of press freedom, including CWA Canada, call on PM Trudeau to do better

May 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.   Prime Minister of Canada  Langevin Block  Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, World Press Freedom [Read more...]

Statement by CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon on World Press Freedom Day

May 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Today, we honour our colleagues around the globe who are fighting for a free press, truth, and democracy, and we commit to redouble our efforts to defend freedom of [Read more...]