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Report that CBC plans to go digital-only alarms Guild members

2023-02-09 // 0 Comments

The Canadian Media Guild says its members have been confused and alarmed by a report that the CBC is planning to go digital-only. Catherine Tait, president and CEO of the [Read more...]

CMG lauds review of CBC licence renewal ruling with emphasis on local news

2022-09-29 // 0 Comments

The CWA Canada Local that represents most of the workers at the CBC is hailing a decision by the federal cabinet to grant its appeal and send a licence renewal decision back [Read more...]

Union slams CRTC ruling that allows CBC to cut TV news

2022-06-23 // 1 Comment

In a stark reversal of decades of support for mandated hours of news production, the federal broadcast regulator announced Wednesday it would allow the CBC to cut back on [Read more...]

Heritage minister tells media union leaders he’s committed to helping news industry

2020-06-23 // 0 Comments

Two media union leaders received assurances today from Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault that he will do what he can to help the news industry weather a financial crisis [Read more...]

Work-from-home workarounds

2020-06-05 // 0 Comments

EVA VOINIGESCU During her first few days of working remotely, CBC parliamentary bureau senior reporter Karina Roman was worried that she’d recreate 2017’s viral “BBC [Read more...]

Union hails expanded access to COVID-19 emergency benefit for media workers

2020-04-15 // 1 Comment

CWA Canada is hailing today’s announcement that the emergency benefit program will now be extended to many precarious workers in the media industry. Martin O’Hanlon, [Read more...]

Private Canadian media outlets facing extinction, journalism advocate warns

2020-03-27 // 0 Comments

Daniel Bernhard is Executive Director of FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting, a citizen’s movement that is not affiliated with any broadcaster or political party. FRIENDS defends Canadian culture and democracy, and advocates for fearless journalism and a strong CBC, whose thousands of workers are represented by the Canadian Media Guild (CWA Canada Local 30213). [Read more...]