Monthly Archives: May 2011

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Postmedia launches pay-wall test

Written on May, 25, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: theglobeandmail.com Newspaper publisher Postmedia Network Canada Corp. launched an experiment on Wednesday to ask readers to pay for content on its websites. read entire story

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Kingston campaign aims to restore Whig-Standard’s greatness

Written on May, 24, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

The GreatWhig.ca team launched the campaign at a news conference in Kingston this morning. From left: Martin O’Hanlon, project initiator and CWA Canada deputy director;Kingston writer Jamie Swift; GreatWhig.ca project manager Alec Ross; CWA Canada Director Arnold Amber; and Paul Schliesmann, Whig-Standard reporter and vice-president of the Kingston Typographical Union. Souurce: cwa-scacanada.ca CWA Canada hopes Quebecor responds to pressure It’s …

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Campaign for National Director, CWA/SCA Canada

Written on May, 21, 2011 by in , | Leave a comment

  To: CWA/SCA Canada Locals From: National Elections Committee Re: Campaign for National Director, CWA/SCA Canada Dear Local Officials, You are being officially notified of the election for the position of National Director of CWA/SCA Canada. Under election rules approved by the National Representative Council, the campaign period starts immediately and ends at 12 noon EDT on Thursday, June 2. …

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Deadline deal averts strike at Windsor Star

Written on May, 16, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca Windsor Typographical Union | CWA Canada Local 30553 A tentative deal reached between three unions and the Windsor Star mere minutes ahead of a Friday midnight strike deadline scored all-around thumbs up in ratification votes yesterday. The three-year collective agreement mostly preserves an enviable early-retirement provision that new owner Postmedia Network wanted to abolish. It was that stance …

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The Perils of Postmedia: News staff out, managing editor in, at Edmonton Journal

Written on May, 15, 2011 by in , , , , | Leave a comment

Source: albertadiary.ca – By David J. Climenhaga This post also appears on rabble.ca. “The Press” … back in the day when the Edmonton Journal was a great newspaper. Below: soon-to-be Journal managing editor Stephanie Coombs, former Journal publisher Linda Hughes, Colonist founder Amor de Cosmos. Just when it didn’t seem like another drop of blood was left to squeeze from its …

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Employees form union at MBS radio in Saint John

Written on May, 13, 2011 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: cmg.ca The majority of employees at three Saint John radio stations have signed cards to join the Canadian Media Guild (CMG). The stations are K-100, 98.9 Big John FM and 93 CFBC, all owned by Maritime Broadcasting System (MBS). “My colleagues and I love radio and enjoy working together,” says Gary Stackhouse, the host of the “Big John” morning …

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$2.5-million pay-equity plan approved for Gazette workers

Written on May, 07, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca Montreal Newspaper Guild | CWA Canada Local 30111 A pay-equity plan that has finally been approved at The Gazette will see about $2.5 million in back pay and penalties doled out to workers. David Wilson, the CWA Canada staff representative who has been involved with the pay-equity file in Montreal since the beginning in January 2000, says workers …

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We must defend photojournalism

Written on May, 03, 2011 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: mediaunion.ca/ One of the worst consequences of the economic hard times that newspapers have faced across North America has been a renewed attack on the craft of photojournalism. More and more newspapers have demanded that reporters take photos and video. Here in B.C. some of our community newspaper photographer members have been laid off, others have been offered tech …

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