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Workers at Change.org unionize with CWA in cross-border campaign

2021-06-30 // 0 Comments

Workers at online petition company Change.org in Canada and the United States are unionizing with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in a cross-border campaign. [Read more...]

Joy & heartbreak: Life as an Indigenous mother

2021-06-21 // 0 Comments

CWA Canada commissioned this article in recognition and celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, which coincides with the summer solstice, a day that holds cultural [Read more...]

How to avoid one-dimensional Pride coverage by exploring intersectionality

2021-06-11 // 0 Comments

By Anna-Liza BadalooFor CWA Canada As a BIPOC member of the LGBTQAI2S+ community, I know the struggles that come with these intersecting identities all too well. [Read more...]

‘Our hearts are broken for these innocents’

2021-06-01 // 0 Comments

Sadness, anger, outrage, shock, frustration. We have each reacted in our own way to the tragic and horrifying news that the remains of 215 children were found in a mass grave [Read more...]

What media professionals need to know about covering Pride Month

2021-06-01 // 0 Comments

By Anna-Liza BadalooFor CWA Canada Covering Pride Month no longer means attending large, in-person events. Pride organizations are getting creative, offering hybrid [Read more...]

Celebrating Asian Canadians helps counter virus-related hate crimes

2021-05-04 // 0 Comments

EVA ZHU In 2002, the federal government signed a declaration that designated May as Asian Heritage Month, with the goal of giving citizens an opportunity to recognize and [Read more...]

World Press Freedom Day message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon

2021-05-03 // 0 Comments

We mark another World Press Freedom Day amid a continuing pandemic, but with the hope that the worst is over and things will soon improve. We mourn the media workers who have [Read more...]

Winners of Belcarz-Zeidler scholarships announced

2021-04-30 // 0 Comments

This year’s winners of the $1,000 John Belcarz & Dan Zeidler Memorial Scholarships, along with one Honourable Mention, have been announced. Like last year, all three [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 Canada union demands fair severance treatment for contract workers

2021-04-08 // 0 Comments

On March 9, BuzzFeed abruptly shuttered operations of HuffPost Canada, resulting in the loss of jobs for over two dozen workers and the closure of one of Canada’s most [Read more...]