CWA Canada • The Media Union

Remaining staff struggle to cope after layoffs at Ottawa Citizen, Canadian Press

2019-02-26 // 1 Comment

CWA Canada members at two news operations that are laying off yet more staff are struggling to cope with the grim realities of their decimated workplaces. Postmedia has [Read more...]

BuzzFeed Canada staff file to unionize

2019-02-12 // 4 Comments

TORONTO – Canadian staff at digital media company BuzzFeed have officially filed for union certification. The Canadian Media Guild (CMG), media union CWA Canada’s biggest [Read more...]

IATSE joins forces with CWA Canada in fight for better working conditions for factual / reality TV workers

2019-01-29 // 4 Comments

TORONTO — Two of Canada’s top media and entertainment unions announced an innovative partnership today to improve working conditions and organize workers in factual / [Read more...]

Members at Sault Star make gains in five-year deal

2019-01-18 // 1 Comment

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...]

CWA Canada renews call for Turkey to cease attacks on freedom of expression

2019-01-11 // 0 Comments

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

2019-01-10 // 2 Comments

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

2019-01-02 // 0 Comments

A New Year’s message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon [Read more...]

In a chilly year for the news business, union organizing is smoking hot

2018-12-18 // 0 Comments

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

2018-12-05 // 0 Comments

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

2018-11-30 // 2 Comments

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...]

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