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Ubisoft shutting down Halifax studio despite nearly $1 billion in tax subsidies

2026-01-14 // 0 Comments

HALIFAX (Jan. 14, 2026) – CWA Canada, the union representing laid-off Ubisoft workers, is demanding tougher accountability rules after learning that the company received [Read more...]

Union files Labour Board complaint over Ubisoft Halifax Shutdown

2026-01-13 // 0 Comments

HALIFAX (Jan. 13, 2026) – CWA Canada has filed a legal complaint accusing video game giant Ubisoft of shutting down its Halifax studio to keep out the union. [Read more...]

Ubisoft agrees to reconsider compensation for laid-off Halifax workers, amid union & public pressure

2026-01-12 // 0 Comments

HALIFAX (Jan. 12, 2026) – After days of union pressure and public scrutiny over the sudden and damaging decision to close its Halifax operation, video gaming giant Ubisoft [Read more...]

CWA Canada vows to fight Ubisoft Halifax closure, defend workers

2026-01-07 // 0 Comments

HALIFAX (Jan. 7, 2026) – CWA Canada will “pursue every legal recourse” to protect our members at Ubisoft Halifax after the company announced today that it is [Read more...]

Ubisoft Halifax Workers Win Certification Vote, Officially Join CWA Canada!

2025-12-18 // 1 Comment

HALIFAX (Dec. 18, 2025) – Six months to the day after filing for union certification, video game workers at Ubisoft Halifax have been certified to join CWA Canada. The Nova [Read more...]

CWA Canada Urges Competition Bureau to Scrutinize $55-billion Electronic Arts Buyout

2025-12-12 // 0 Comments

OTTAWA (Dec. 12) – Following Electronic Arts’ (EA) October announcement of a proposed $55-billion buyout, CWA Canada President Carmel Smyth and CWA President Claude [Read more...]

Women are always the first target of extremism, warns IFJ

2025-11-24 // 0 Comments

On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) warns that the global rise of extremism poses [Read more...]

Celebrating 15 Years of The Story Board, Canada’s Longest-Running Blog for Freelancers

2025-11-20 // 0 Comments

The Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG), the country’s largest organization representing media freelancers, and a CWA Canada affiliate, is marking a major milestone: the 15th [Read more...]

Battling misinformation in the community: The Media Literacy Project

2025-10-08 // 0 Comments

By Hayley Juhl The catalysts for the Media Literacy Project were three conversations, two of which were with my teenager. “Beyoncé was behind Aaliyah’s death,” she [Read more...]

Celebrating CWA Canada’s historic autonomy agreement

2025-10-08 // 0 Comments

In the new year, CWA Canada will celebrate 20 years of a unique and historic autonomy agreement within the North American labour movement. In 2006, we signed a memorandum of [Read more...]