Organizing

Forum features insiders’ take on organizing in media, cultural sectors

2022-01-14 // 0 Comments

Labour journalist and author Sarah Jaffe will moderate a virtual forum on organizing in the media and cultural sectors on Jan. 20 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. CWA Canada partnered [Read more...]

Change.org workers in B.C., Ontario officially unionized with CWA Canada

2022-01-04 // 0 Comments

The federal labour board has granted an interim order certifying CWA Canada to represent workers at online petition company Change.org. The Canada Industrial Relations Board [Read more...]

Second City comedy educators in U.S. score huge win in pro-union vote

2021-04-17 // 0 Comments

Hundreds of Second City instructors in two American cities have joined their Canadian colleagues in scoring stunning victories in a cross-border organizing effort amid a [Read more...]

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

2021-03-09 // 0 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 // 1 Comment

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 // 0 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...]