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

2019-05-03 // 0 Comments

On this day, we commit to continuing the fight to protect freedom of the press in the face of a growing threat around the globe. We’ve long watched countries such as Saudi [Read more...]

Members at APTN ratify new contract

2019-04-24 // 0 Comments

Workers at the Aboriginal People’s Television Network have voted 98 per cent in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement. The three-year deal, which comes into effect [Read more...]

What Justin Brake’s recent win means for press freedom in 2019

2019-04-08 // 0 Comments

GRANT BUCKLER | J-Source Commentary [~] Justin Brake, a former reporter for the Newfoundland news site The Independent, wasn’t the only winner when the Newfoundland and [Read more...]

CMG members vote 80% in favour of ratifying new deal with CBC

2019-03-29 // 0 Comments

CBC workers who are represented by CWA Canada through its largest Local, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG), have voted 80 per cent in favour of ratifying a new collective [Read more...]

BuzzFeed Canada news staff officially members

2019-03-28 // 3 Comments

The six editorial staff at BuzzFeed’s Toronto operation are now officially members of the Canadian Media Guild, CWA Canada’s largest Local. The Canada Industrial [Read more...]

Black Press axing half of Alberta daily’s unionized staff

2019-03-26 // 6 Comments

More than half of the unionized staff at the Red Deer Advocate are losing their jobs as a result of the closure of the Alberta daily’s pressroom and mailroom. Mary-Ann [Read more...]

Journalism industry bailout outlined with no details on oversight panel

2019-03-22 // 0 Comments

In 2020, eligible Canadian newsrooms are set to receive tax credits and access to donee status [Read more...]

Ontario post-secondary students leading charge against Ford’s funding cuts

2019-03-20 // 0 Comments

NASR AHMED Thousands of angry college and university students took to the streets of Toronto on Jan. 25, standing shoulder to shoulder in Yonge-Dundas Square in the bitter [Read more...]

Media union welcomes federal aid for news industry, cautions about possible loophole

2019-03-19 // 0 Comments

OTTAWA — CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, welcomes the measures in today’s federal budget to help the news industry, but worries a possible loophole [Read more...]

CWA Canada part of global effort by municipalities to tackle precarity

2019-03-04 // 0 Comments

CWA Canada had two representatives at the Decent Work City conference in Seoul, where they shared what the media union is doing to address precarious work and to give freelancers some bargaining clout. [Read more...]