Union asks for inquiry into 13-month Halifax strike
NEWS RELEASE HALIFAX – It’s time for the provincial government to step in and do something about the 13-month strike by 55 newsroom employees at The Chronicle Herald, [Read more...]
Newsroom
Talks between Herald, striking staff break down
NEWS RELEASE HALIFAX — Talks between 55 on-strike Chronicle Herald newsroom workers and the company broke down on Thursday over seniority, jurisdiction and a handful of [Read more...]
Merged Corus-Shaw workers vote to join Media Guild
There’s great news out of Corus Entertainment where a majority of 49 employees in three departments have chosen to join the Canadian Media Guild / CWA Canada. The Canada [Read more...]
Free Expression
Free expression. Source protection. Access to information. All of these are essential to democracy and an open society. [Read more...]
Trade Pacts
CWA Canada, in conjunction with the Trade Justice Network, seeks to highlight the need for a more sustainable, equitable and socially just international trade regime. [Read more...]
Complaints withdrawn in Halifax dispute; talks to resume
The Halifax Typographical Union and The Chronicle Herald have both withdrawn unfair labour practice complaints related to the year-long work stoppage at the newspaper. The [Read more...]
Broadcasting
Radio, television and internet broadcasting is a critical element of Canadian culture and a key player in the country's news industry. [Read more...]
Feds must take ‘urgent’ action on news industry report
OTTAWA – CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is calling on the federal government to take urgent action in response to today’s independent report on [Read more...]
On strike for one year: ‘We are not going to cave in’
Hundreds of supporters and labour activists turned out for province-wide protests Monday as the strike by Chronicle Herald newsroom workers hit the one-year mark. [Read more...]
Postmedia must rescind layoffs, use exec bonuses to save jobs
OTTAWA – CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is demanding that Postmedia rescind today’s layoff notices along with the big bonuses it paid top [Read more...]
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