Union files Labour Board complaint over Ubisoft Halifax Shutdown
HALIFAX (Jan. 13, 2026) – CWA Canada has filed a legal complaint accusing video game giant Ubisoft of shutting down its Halifax studio to keep out the union. [Read more...]
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Ubisoft agrees to reconsider compensation for laid-off Halifax workers, amid union & public pressure
HALIFAX (Jan. 12, 2026) – After days of union pressure and public scrutiny over the sudden and damaging decision to close its Halifax operation, video gaming giant Ubisoft [Read more...]
CWA Canada demands documents from Ubisoft over Halifax studio closure
HALIFAX (Jan. 8, 2026) – As workers at Ubisoft Halifax deal with the devastating news that they are now unemployed, CWA Canada is pushing for answers as to why [Read more...]
CWA Canada vows to fight Ubisoft Halifax closure, defend workers
HALIFAX (Jan. 7, 2026) – CWA Canada will “pursue every legal recourse” to protect our members at Ubisoft Halifax after the company announced today that it is [Read more...]
Ubisoft Halifax Workers Win Certification Vote, Officially Join CWA Canada!
HALIFAX (Dec. 18, 2025) – Six months to the day after filing for union certification, video game workers at Ubisoft Halifax have been certified to join CWA Canada. The Nova [Read more...]
CWA Canada Urges Competition Bureau to Scrutinize $55-billion Electronic Arts Buyout
OTTAWA (Dec. 12) – Following Electronic Arts’ (EA) October announcement of a proposed $55-billion buyout, CWA Canada President Carmel Smyth and CWA President Claude [Read more...]
Women are always the first target of extremism, warns IFJ
On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) warns that the global rise of extremism poses [Read more...]
Celebrating 15 Years of The Story Board, Canada’s Longest-Running Blog for Freelancers
The Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG), the country’s largest organization representing media freelancers, and a CWA Canada affiliate, is marking a major milestone: the 15th [Read more...]
Battling misinformation in the community: The Media Literacy Project
By Hayley Juhl The catalysts for the Media Literacy Project were three conversations, two of which were with my teenager. “Beyoncé was behind Aaliyah’s death,” she [Read more...]
Celebrating CWA Canada’s historic autonomy agreement
In the new year, CWA Canada will celebrate 20 years of a unique and historic autonomy agreement within the North American labour movement. In 2006, we signed a memorandum of [Read more...]
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