Monthly Archives: September 2010

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Written on Sep, 25, 2010 by in | Leave a comment

Bernie Lunzer, TNG-CWA President 23 Sep 2010 newsguild.org Discretionary pay has been a perennial issue for organized labor and is currently part of the assault on teachers’ unions. Recently, the media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting published a worthwhile article, “First, Bash the Teachers,” that examined how even well-meaning reformers buy into the “merit pay” myth. To quote …

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Written on Sep, 16, 2010 by in | Leave a comment

Big labour movement “duty to accommodate” victory hidden in myriad small court cases. OTTAWA, September 1, 2010 — It used to be that if you hurt your back, your career was suddenly in jeopardy. Whether your work involved lifting heavy objects or sitting in a chair all day, your employer could simply fire you if your disability prevented you from …

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Written on Sep, 14, 2010 by in , , | Leave a comment

Print newspapers and radio are still slipping as sources but U.S. adults are spending more time with news these days when the internet and traditional platforms are combined. The amount of time spent on traditional platforms hasn’t shifted from 57 minutes a day since 2000. Add 13 minutes for internet access and U.S. adults are spending 70 minutes a day …

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Written on Sep, 09, 2010 by in | Leave a comment

Times Colonist nominated for two Webster Awards.

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ARCHIVED POSTS FROM OLD WEB SITE   Victoria Joint Council of Newspaper Unions   Investigative Shortfall    By Mary Walton    Article Source: ajr.org/  Many news outlets are doing far less accountability reporting than in the past, bad news indeed for the public. New nonprofit investigative ventures have emerged, but they can’t pick up the slack by themselves.   READ ENTIRE STORY …

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