Newspaper Industry
Canadian newspapers might be in decline, but they are still the largest source of journalism in this country. [Read more...]
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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...]
CWA Canada among interveners in VICE vs RCMP case
A judge has granted CWA Canada and its coalition partners permission to intervene in the legal fight between VICE Media and the RCMP over a journalist’s right to protect [Read more...]
Evangeline Lilly sounds the alarm over TPP with show in Toronto
A Canadian star is adding her voice to a chorus of advocacy and labour groups in denouncing the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, teaming up with punk rockers and [Read more...]
TPP Day of Action highlights threat to free expression
By Errol Salamon CWA Canada has organized a Day of Action against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which poses a particular threat to freedom of expression. An academic [Read more...]
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