The Communications Workers of America (CWA) issued the following statement: “CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, says Postmedia’s deal to buy the Sun’s English-language papers is “hopeful, troubling and puzzling.” “On the optimistic side, we hope this means Postmedia will put more money into quality journalism, especially at Sun Media where journalism has been on … Read more
The Communications Workers of America / Canada (CWA/SCA) the country’s only all-media union, is outraged at the sentences handed down against three journalists in Egypt and demands their immediate release. Mohamed Fahmy, an Egyptian-Canadian serving as Al-Jazeera’s Cairo bureau chief, and two of his colleagues were each sentenced to seven years in prison on trumped-up, terrorism-related … Read more
The Communications Workers of America – Canada, the country's only all-media union, is calling on Sun Media to cancel its latest round of Christmas job cuts and abandon its misguided "restructuring" plan which is destroying once-proud local newspapers. Sun Media announced that it is cutting 200 more jobs, a quarter of them in editorial. It is … Read more
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) – Canada – is urging Sun Media to reverse its self-destructive plan to cut hundreds more jobs, and to instead focus on quality local jobs and journalism to boost profits. The Quebecor-owned company announced on July 16 that it is cutting 360 jobs and closing 11 publications. The association … Read more
The Communications Workers of America (Canada) is urging Postmedia to follow the example of legendary billionaire Warren Buffett and invest in quality journalism rather than slash yet more jobs. Postmedia revealed that it is cutting dozens of editorial jobs at some of its newspapers as part of broader plan to improve its financial outlook. The … Read more
