We are looking for fellow Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members to participate on our union’s committees at CBC/Radio-Canada in Toronto, to serve members’ interests locally. The deadline for applications is Friday, February 15, 2019. Committee work helps to ensure a … Read more »

Canadian staff at digital media company BuzzFeed have officially filed for union certification. The Canadian Media Guild (CMG), media union CWA Canada’s biggest local, filed yesterday with the Ontario Labour Relations Board and the Canada Industrial Relations Board after a … Read more »

Deadline: JANUARY 15, 2019 Annual Prize Honours Excellence in Journalism In Service of the Common Good The Sidney Hillman Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Canadian Hillman Prize honouring excellence in investigative journalism. The Hillman Prize celebrates print, digital … Read more »

2019: The Fight For Press Freedom Dear fellow CWA Canada members, I hope you had a relaxing holiday season, and a big thank you to everyone who has helped us fight the good fight for quality jobs and quality journalism, … Read more »

Nathalie Bastien has been elected as the Canadian Media Guild’s (CMG) new National Director for Francophone Issues in the by-election held November 29-30. With 151 ballots cast, Nathalie obtained 87 votes (57.6%), and Omayra Issa received 64 votes (42.4%). Nathalie … Read more »

Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members have until today, Friday, November 30, 2018 at 6 p.m. (ET) to elect the Director, Francophone Issues on our union’s National Executive Committee (NEC). Please click on the link below to vote: https://cmg.simplyvoting.com/ The candidates, … Read more »

Polls are now open for CMG members to elect the Director, Francophone Issues on our union’s National Executive Committee (NEC). Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members will be able to cast their ballot from today, Thursday, November 29 at 9 a.m. … Read more »

Candidate profiles for the role of Director, Francophone Issues on our union’s National Executive Committee (NEC) are now available. Please click the names below to find out more about each nominee: –Nathalie Bastien –Omayra Issa The successful candidate will be … Read more »

CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, welcomes the federal government’s announcement of financial help for the media industry, but cautions that the devil will be in the detail. Today’s announcement in the fall economic statement promises $595 million in … Read more »

At the end of the nomination period Monday, November 5, 2018 at 5 p.m., ET, we received two nominations for the position of Director, Francophone Issues, on our union’s National Executive Committee (NEC). These are the candidates, in alphabetical order: … Read more »