CMG Freelance

Merger of 2 groups of independents gives birth to Canadian Freelance Guild

2020-01-16 // 2 Comments

Two groups of independent freelancers are coming together to form a new organization within CWA Canada as the media union launches an exciting initiative. Members of the [Read more...]

CWA Canada part of global effort by municipalities to tackle precarity

2019-03-04 // 0 Comments

CWA Canada had two representatives at the Decent Work City conference in Seoul, where they shared what the media union is doing to address precarious work and to give freelancers some bargaining clout. [Read more...]

Freelancers unite to battle low pay and bad contracts

2018-09-19 // 1 Comment

NEWS RELEASE TORONTO — Members of five of Canada’s largest freelancer associations have banded together to fight against stagnant pay rates and contracts that demand the [Read more...]

CMG Freelance members gain access to National NewsMedia Council support

2018-07-04 // 2 Comments

As part of a new agreement between the two organizations, CMG Freelance members are now able to access the National NewsMedia Council’s pre-publication support and ethics [Read more...]

Alberta publisher leaves freelance content creators shivering through winter — hire now; pay much, much later

2017-02-23 // 0 Comments

NEWS RELEASE Venture Publishing Inc. of Edmonton and its CEO Ruth Kelly have developed a disturbing business model when it comes to paying the freelance contributors hired to [Read more...]