Members at Sault Star make gains in five-year deal
It took more than two years of persistence, but the unionized staff at the daily newspaper in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., have a new collective agreement with Postmedia [Read more...]
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CWA Canada renews call for Turkey to cease attacks on freedom of expression
Video produced by the Committee to Protect Journalists, which tracks the jailing of media workers in Turkey. With yet another journalist being found guilty of [Read more...]
Media union hails Godfrey’s step down as Postmedia CEO
Media union CWA Canada, which represents staff at several Postmedia newspapers, welcomes the announcement that Paul Godfrey is stepping down as CEO. “It’s just a shame [Read more...]
2019: The Fight for Press Freedom
A New Year’s message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon
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In a chilly year for the news business, union organizing is smoking hot
RICK EDMONDS | Poynter [~] Put 2018 in the rear view mirror ASAP for those trying to make money by doing journalism. Newspaper revenues are still sinking fast. Magazines are [Read more...]
Senators assessing human rights progress hear press freedom under serious threat
Statement by CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon on behalf of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights: Thank you [Read more...]
Supreme Court ruling a ‘blow to press freedom’; media union vows to fight on
OTTAWA — CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is deeply disappointed with today’s Supreme Court decision ordering a reporter to hand over files to [Read more...]
CWA Canada Student/Associate Members support striking postal workers
CWA Canada Student/Associate Members are throwing their full support behind the more than 50,000 striking postal workers who have been unjustly legislated back to work by the [Read more...]
Media union welcomes federal aid for news industry, but ‘devil is in the details’
OTTAWA — CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, welcomes the federal government’s announcement of financial help for the news industry, but cautions that the [Read more...]
Movie musical Stand! has ‘potential to be huge for labour movement’
Canadian labour leaders have been given a sneak peek at Stand!, the movie musical set for official release next year — the centenary of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. [Read more...]
