Media union CWA Canada is calling on BuzzFeed to reverse its decision to shut down HuffPost Canada and HuffPost Quebec. “This is so bad on so many levels,” said Union President Martin O’Hanlon. “It’s bad for journalism, bad for Canada, and bad for a bunch of great journalists now thrown out of work after all they’ve done … Read more
CWA Canada welcomes the federal government’s promise to stand firm on protecting Canada’s cultural industries, including media, in the current NAFTA negotiations. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) said he would not sign a deal that undermines Canada’s cultural exemption under NAFTA, such as allowing American media conglomerates to buy Canadian news companies. “We’re glad to hear … Read more
CWA Canada is calling on the federal government to take urgent action to save local news coverage in the wake of the latest shocking development. Postmedia and Torstar announced that they have swapped 41 newspapers, most of which will be shut down to eliminate competition with each other, putting almost 300 people out of work. “It’s a … Read more
CWA Canada is calling on the federal government to take urgent action in response to the Jan. 26 independent report on the news industry. CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon said it’s imperative that the feds move quickly to help the industry and stop the tremendous damage being done by Postmedia. “We at CWA Canada have been urging this for … Read more
CWA Canada is calling on Paul Godfrey and other top Postmedia executives to return the $2.3 million in bonuses they are receiving as they prepare to lay off hundreds of employees. CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon said it is unconscionable that any boss would accept a bonus while dumping staff in a round of Christmas layoffs. … Read more
CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is calling on the federal government to take action before it’s too late to prevent Postmedia from destroying the country’s major daily newspapers. The union is urging legislation or regulations to limit concentration of media ownership and prevent destructive debt-leveraged takeovers of important national companies. Postmedia, which holds … Read more
CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is deeply concerned about the latest financial news involving Postmedia, and is urging the company to take “constructive” action before it’s too late. The union is also calling on the federal government to introduce legislation or regulations to limit concentration of media ownership and prevent destructive debt-leveraged takeovers … Read more
CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is calling on CBC president Hubert Lacroix to reverse the devastating job cuts at the public broadcaster and pressure the government to restore adequate funding. With the latest round of job reductions and the lack of any new funding in the federal budget, it’s clearer than ever that … Read more
Communications Workers of America (CWA) Canada, the country’s only all-media union, says the Harper government’s decision not to restore the CBC funding it cut is “bad for democracy and society.” CWA Canada president Martin O’Hanlon said that “With less than one-tenth of its budget surplus, the government could have restored the $115 million it cut from the CBC … Read more
CWA (Communications Workers of America) Canada said it remains “hopeful but troubled” in the wake of the Competition Bureau’s March 25 decision to approve the Postmedia deal to buy Sun Media’s English-language newspapers. “We hope this means Postmedia will put more money into quality journalism, especially at Sun Media where journalism has been on life support under Quebecor,” CWA … Read more
