Organizing

HuffPost staffers on brink of unionizing stunned by closure of Canadian operations

2021-03-09 // 2 Comments

The two dozen HuffPost employees who were eagerly anticipating being unionized with CWA Canada were dealt a stunning blow today when the company’s new owner announced it [Read more...]

CWA Canada wins certification vote to represent Second City comedy educators

2021-02-25 // 0 Comments

The more than 100 comedy educators who work for The Second City in Toronto are now officially unionized with CWA Canada. The Ontario Labour Relations Board said results of a [Read more...]

HuffPost Canada staff file to unionize

2021-02-23 // 1 Comment

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...]

Second City comedy educators file to unionize in Canada, U.S.

2021-02-16 // 0 Comments

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...]

Postmedia printing plant’s 80 workers officially unionized

2020-07-02 // 0 Comments

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

2020-06-25 // 4 Comments

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

2020-06-22 // 0 Comments

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...]

Launch of Canadian guild for freelancers a baptism by fire

2020-06-05 // 0 Comments

RACHEL SANDERS As if building a new association weren’t a daunting enough task, the Canadian Freelance Guild’s launch this spring was complicated by a global health [Read more...]

National Observer staff officially unionized with CWA Canada

2020-01-24 // 0 Comments

Staff at the National Observer became CWA Canada’s newest members Wednesday with the announcement that an application for union certification had been approved. The [Read more...]

Merger of 2 groups of independents gives birth to Canadian Freelance Guild

2020-01-16 // 2 Comments

Two groups of independent freelancers are coming together to form a new organization within CWA Canada as the media union launches an exciting initiative. Members of the [Read more...]