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Halifax members vote 94% to ratify deal, end strike at Herald

August 10, 2017 // 1 Comment

It was an endurance test of almost 19 months, but the Halifax Typographical Union stood its ground on the key issue of job security. Members today voted 94 per cent in favour [Read more...]

CBS streaming is coming to Canada, potentially upending local broadcasters

August 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

2017.08.08 DANIEL TENCER | HuffPost Canada As of next year, Canadians will be able to stream CBS TV shows directly from the internet, the start of a trend one expert says [Read more...]

Abdullah Shihipar named J-Source/CWA Canada Reporting Fellow

August 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Abdullah Shihipar named first J-Source/CWA Canada Reporting Fellow

J-Source announced today that Abdullah Shihipar has been selected as the first-ever J-Source/CWA Canada Reporting Fellow. Shihipar will be working on a series of [Read more...]

Tentative deal reached in Chronicle Herald strike

August 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Joint Media Statement HTU Strike at The Chronicle Herald (August 5, 2017 / HALIFAX) – After two days of mediation over the Natal Day long weekend, The Chronicle Herald and [Read more...]

Unions at 5 Postmedia papers unite against draconian contract cuts

August 2, 2017 // 1 Comment

Leaders of CWA Canada and Unifor Locals at five newspapers that are bargaining new contracts with Postmedia have vowed to stand united against the company’s concession [Read more...]

CWA Canada welcomes inquiry into Chronicle Herald strike

July 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

HALIFAX – CWA Canada, which represents striking newsroom workers at the Halifax Chronicle Herald, welcomes the news that the Nova Scotia government has called an industrial [Read more...]

Where are all the Canadian reality TV shows going?

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

LISE LAREAU | Canadian Media Guild Bit by bit, reality and factual TV shows are disappearing for the upcoming season. It appears to be happening quietly – even by [Read more...]

Media unions, allies welcome CBC governance reform

June 20, 2017 // 1 Comment

Many years of advocating for a CBC board of directors that’s free of partisan political appointments has paid off for CWA Canada’s largest Local, the Canadian Media Guild [Read more...]

Any funding for newspapers must go to journalism, not executive bonuses

June 16, 2017 // 1 Comment

OTTAWA – CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is calling on the federal government to ensure that any subsidies for newspapers go to creating journalism [Read more...]

Report on ailing media industry proposes new funding model

June 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

A parliamentary report released today offers 20 recommendations to help the ailing media industry get through a period of major upheaval. A key proposal is the creation of a [Read more...]