A majority of employees at the radio hub newsroom at Maritime Broadcasting System in Halifax have signed cards to join the Canadian Media Guild. The CMG has filed the cards with the Canada Industrial Relations Board and is seeking immediate … Read more »

US unions are lining up behind Barack Obama and the Democrats in this year’s presidential election, likely to fork over more than the $400 million they handed him in 2008. At a union conference I attended recently in Washington, the … Read more »

You have an opportunity to help direct your national union leadership by proposing resolutions for the upcoming CMG national convention, which will take place June 8-10 in Toronto. Resolutions can deal with overall union policy or even amend the CMG’s … Read more »

The federal government has made no secret of the fact that CBC is slated for a cut in the coming budget. Any cut to the CBC will certainly affect programming and staffing. However, until that budget is unveiled – likely … Read more »

Maybe you decided to set up a twitter account or a blog. And then there’s Facebook. Or maybe you don’t want anything to do with social media but your employer thinks you should try it to expand your reach (and … Read more »