HuffPost Canada staff file to unionize
An overwhelming majority of the 23 workers who provide Canadian content for international media website HuffPost have signed union cards with CWA Canada, which filed today [Read more...]
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Second City comedy educators file to unionize in Canada, U.S.
Comedy educators at The Second City in Canada and the United States have filed for union certification. Media union CWA Canada filed today with the Ontario Labour Relations [Read more...]
Thousands of Canadians back CBC staff revolt against ‘insidious’ paid ads disguised as news
Almost 17,000 Canadians have joined forces with more than 600 current and former employees and a public broadcasting advocate to pressure CBC/Radio-Canada into abandoning [Read more...]
Coalition seeks to bolster press freedom, protect media workers
The recent Global Conference for Media Freedom resulted in a call for new measures to protect media workers, but CWA Canada says it’s going to take a lot of pressure [Read more...]
Board approves union certification for Canadaland staff
TORONTO – Staff at independent podcast network and news organization Canadaland are now officially unionized after the Canada Industrial Relations Board approved an [Read more...]
Postmedia printing plant’s 80 workers officially unionized
TORONTO – The 80 workers at Postmedia’s printing plant in Toronto are now officially unionized after a large majority — 48 to 18 — voted to join the Canadian Media [Read more...]
Canadaland staff file to unionize
TORONTO – Staff at Canadaland, an independent podcast network and news organization, have officially filed for union certification. Media union CWA Canada filed today with [Read more...]
Postmedia printing plant staff file to unionize
TORONTO – Workers at the Postmedia printing plant in Toronto have officially filed for union certification. The Canadian Media Guild (CWA Canada Local 30213) filed today [Read more...]
Media union backs call for newsroom diversity
OTTAWA — CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is endorsing a call to action on newsroom diversity by the Canadian Association of Black Journalists and [Read more...]
Second $35-million lawsuit hits Canada’s reality TV industry
TORONTO – A class action has been filed against a second Toronto-based reality TV production company, seeking damages stemming from alleged employment standards violations. [Read more...]
