In line with our commitment to offer training opportunities for members, we want to highlight the following training options available to all CMG members: $ 250 Training Grant Every year, CMG’s parent union, CWA Canada, budgets money for education and … Read more »
This year marks the second pandemic celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, and while we can’t celebrate Indigenous people and the many contributions to the wealth of the country in person, we can honour our Indigenous members and the work … Read more »
CWA Canada commissioned this article in recognition and celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, which coincides with the summer solstice, a day that holds cultural significance in many aboriginal cultures. By Carol Rose GoldenEagle HIRAETH (n.) a homesickness for a … Read more »
By Anna-Liza Badaloo For CMG/CWA Canada As a BIPOC member of the LGBTQAI2S+ community, I know the struggles that come with these intersecting identities all too well. Intersectionality recognizes that we all have multiple identities which overlap and accumulate to … Read more »
By Anna-Liza Badaloo For CWA Canada Covering Pride Month no longer means attending large, in-person events. Pride organizations are getting creative, offering hybrid programming and interactive digital experiences. But the very changes that make Pride celebrations more accessible and engaging … Read more »
We hold close to our hearts members of the Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation, and Indigenous people in communities across the country, who learned that the remains of 215 children were discovered in a mass grave on the grounds of … Read more »
This past year, however, has been particularly hard on Canada’s Asian population. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only put Asian people in the public eye in a negative light, but the number of anti-Asian hate crimes has increased exponentially. Read more »
We mourn the media workers who have lost their lives due to COVID-19 and pay tribute to the thousands of others who continue to provide vital news and information, often risking their own health to do so. Read more »
As of the close of the nomination period on Thursday, April 15, the following candidates have been elected by acclamation: CBC Branch – Atlantic Director: HEATHER BARRETT ZoomerMedia Branch – President: DARREN GONSALVES The nomination period is extended until April … Read more »
Canadian Media Guild
The Canadian Media Guild is a democratic trade union representing 6,000 workers in the Canadian media. Our members work at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio-Canada (CBC/SRC), The Canadian Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP), TVO, TFO, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (aptn), ZoomerMedia, Shaw Media and CKOI Radio Gatineau (Québec). We also represent media freelancers. Read more >>
