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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New CMG leader has 2017 roadmap in place
Kamala Rao had her New Year’s resolutions set for her in December when she won the election to lead the Canadian Media Guild. Rao, who defeated sitting president Carmel [Read more...]
Legislation & Regulations
A compendium of articles about bills, laws and regulations that have an impact on workers, organized labour, unions and journalism. [Read more...]
Newspaper Industry
Canadian newspapers might be in decline, but they are still the largest source of journalism in this country. [Read more...]
Halifax Strike
Newsroom members of the Halifax Typographical Union went on a defensive strike Jan. 23, 2016, against The Chronicle Herald. It lasted almost 19 months, but in the end, the HTU stood its ground on job security. [Read more...]
Coalition urges press shield laws, inquiry into spying on journalists
A press freedom coalition of a dozen organizations, including CWA Canada, is calling on the federal government to take urgent action to protect journalists and their sources. [Read more...]
CWA Canada urges withdrawal of pensions Bill C-27
The Hon. Bill Morneau, P.C., M.P. Minister of Finance House of Commons Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Dear Minister: I am writing on behalf of CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media [Read more...]
Canadian Labour Congress makes TPP a top priority
Tackling the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is now a top priority for the 3.3-million-member Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). The CLC’s governing body agreed [Read more...]
PM Trudeau hits reset button with labour movement
CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon was among a gathering of union leaders who heard from Justin Trudeau this morning that he is hitting the reset button on the federal [Read more...]
Associate members back demand for free public education
CWA Canada Associate Members are backing the Canadian Federation of Students’ demand for free access to education in a National Day of Action on Nov. 2. In a letter of [Read more...]
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