CWA Canada – The NewsGuild

BuzzFeed’s Canadian Staff Petitions for Union Recognition Too

BuzzFeed, Canadian Media Guild, Organizing

TORONTO Feb. 13, 2019 – Canadian staff at digital media company BuzzFeed filed for union certification yesterday as part of Canadian Media Guild, an affiliate of The NewsGuild-CWA. More

CWA Canada Steps Up Fight for Press Freedom

May 22, 2018 – CWA Canada is stepping up its efforts to protect press freedom in response to a spate of government intrusions on news organizations.

The union is part of a coalition challenging a “production order” issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal that requires VICE reporter Ben Makuch to hand over all communication between him and an alleged terrorist. The coalition, which has been granted “intervenor status” in the case, includes Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Index on Censorship and the Committee to Protect Journalists. More

After 565-Day Strike, Halifax Journalists Ratify Contract

Canadian Media Guild, Collective Bargaining

Strikers braved the cold Canadian winter. *Photo courtesy of Christian Laforce*

September 2017 – “It was an endurance test of almost 19 months, but the Halifax Typographical Union stood its ground on the key issue of job security.”