Category : CWA Canada

CWA Canada Statement on Radio-Canada Court Ruling

Written on Mar, 23, 2018 by admin in CWA Canada, Journalism | Leave a comment

Statement by CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon on a judge ordering Radio-Canada journalist Marie-Maude Denis to reveal her sources “It’s frustrating that this sort of thing continues to happen, especially with the passage of federal legislation last year recognizing the right of journalists to protect their sources. The media is not, nor should it ever be, an arm …

Union fights firing of CBC political reporter over book deal

Written on Dec, 15, 2017 by admin in CWA Canada, Media & Publishing | Leave a comment

Source: cwacanada.ca CWA Canada and its largest Local are going to bat for member Richard Zussman, who was fired by the CBC for allegedly breaching rules governing activities outside of work. The Canadian Media Guild (CMG ), which represents thousands of employees at the public broadcaster, has taken the case to arbitration and is seeking a ruling from labour mediator Vince …

CWA Canada mourns former leader Arnold Amber

Written on Sep, 05, 2017 by admin in CWA Canada, Obit, Union | Leave a comment

Source: cwacanada.ca Arnold Amber, a proud, passionate union leader, respected journalist, and fierce defender of free expression, died on Labour Day in a Toronto hospital with family at his bedside. He was 77. Amber, director of TNG Canada from the time it was created in 1995 until he retired in 2011, shepherded its evolution into CWA Canada, the country’s only …

Any funding for newspapers must go to journalism, not executive bonuses

Written on Jul, 10, 2017 by admin in CWA Canada, Media & Publishing, Newspapers | Leave a comment

Source: https://cwacanada.ca/ OTTAWA – CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is calling on the federal government to ensure that any subsidies for newspapers go to creating journalism jobs, not to executive bonuses or hedge fund lenders. Today, News Media Canada, which represents the country’s print media industry, released a proposal calling for the creation of a government-financed Canadian Journalism Fund. …

Media unions, allies welcome CBC governance reform

Written on Jul, 10, 2017 by admin in CWA Canada, Media & Publishing | Leave a comment

Source:https://cwacanada.ca/ Many years of advocating for a CBC board of directors that’s free of partisan political appointments has paid off for CWA Canada’s largest Local, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) and its allies. Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly announced today the creation of an independent advisory committee, whose members are experts drawn from the media industry, to provide a list of …

Media workers’ activism key to future of journalism

Written on May, 19, 2017 by admin in CWA Canada, Journalism, Media & Publishing | Leave a comment

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Complaints withdrawn in Halifax dispute; talks to resume

Written on Feb, 06, 2017 by admin in CWA Canada, Media & Publishing, negotiations | Leave a comment

The Halifax Typographical Union and The Chronicle Herald have both withdrawn unfair labour practice complaints related to the year-long work stoppage at the newspaper. The union that represents 55 striking newsroom workers withdrew its complaint today after the Herald agreed to back away from its bad faith bargaining positions. “With the Herald changing its position, we have gained everything that we had …

2 CWA Canada Locals ratify contracts with pay increases

Written on Jul, 08, 2016 by admin in CWA, CWA Canada | Leave a comment

Two CWA Canada Locals have ratified new contracts that contain salary increases for workers at news operations in Ottawa and Medicine Hat, Alta. CTV Ottawa unit members of the Ottawa Newspaper Guild (Local 30205) voted this week to accept a five-year deal that gives them a retroactive lump sum payment for 2014 equal to 1.5 per cent of salary and …

Hi there! Meet the Local Xpress

Written on Jan, 31, 2016 by admin in CWA Canada, Labour, Newspapers | Leave a comment

Hello, world! Welcome to the Local Xpress. This is a brand-new online news site brought to you by the 61 striking newsroom and bureau staff of Canada’s largest independent daily newspaper. You can read about that here, here and here if you’re interested. Since going on strike a week ago, we’ve missed the work that we do. Remo Zaccagna, who covers municipal politics, went to a …