VICE Union softens blow of Toronto layoffs
When Gabe Knox says his final goodbyes today as an employee of VICE Canada, he will have the satisfaction of knowing he helped soften the blow of layoff for himself and 18 [Read more...]
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Black Press axing half of Alberta daily’s unionized staff
More than half of the unionized staff at the Red Deer Advocate are losing their jobs as a result of the closure of the Alberta daily’s pressroom and mailroom. Mary-Ann [Read more...]
Remaining staff struggle to cope after layoffs at Ottawa Citizen, Canadian Press
CWA Canada members at two news operations that are laying off yet more staff are struggling to cope with the grim realities of their decimated workplaces. Postmedia has [Read more...]
Media Guild slams cuts at TFO, calls on Francophone community to react quickly
CWA Canada’s largest Local, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG), is denouncing 37 layoffs and program cuts at Ontario’s French public broadcaster and calling on the [Read more...]
Victoria Times Colonist cuts 4 staff just weeks after call for voluntary resignations
CAM WELCH | J-Source [~] Victoria’s Times Colonist has lost four staff members after the Victoria-Vancouver Island Newspaper Guild was given a layoff notice for five [Read more...]
Union contract offers help for 23 VICE Canada workers facing layoff
VICE Canada workers facing job cuts as their employer ends a joint venture with Rogers Media can take some comfort in knowing they have a collective agreement to protect [Read more...]
Inside the Ugly Unravelling at the Vancouver Sun and Province
DAVID BEERS | The Tyee It’s been a brutal three weeks of dread, tears, and colleagues suddenly forced to see each other as threats to their own jobs. That’s the picture [Read more...]
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