… the same thing happens. After the hugs and handshakes, or maybe elbow bumps, we get down to the real business … of our lives since the last time we were together, sharing news about our families and the latest on what’s happening … sometimes videos. We find common ground. And occasionally we disagree, as friends sometimes do. Through it all, …
… Unifor Media Director tells Bill C-11 Senate hearing to save local news November 1, 2022 Share Main Image Image OTTAWA –At a … and to support local news. If foreign streamers are now allowed to compete directly with Canadian broadcasters, they …
… Presentation November 4, 2022 Share Main Image Image Unifor is Canada’s largest private sector union, with more than … workers, including journalists in the broadcast and print news industry. Journalism is a public good and its role in … spend too much time on the problem, because I think we can all agree the news industry, and especially local news, is …
… News: All frontline health care workers deserve Ontario Pandemic … support all frontline health care workers. READ THE FULL NEWS STORY HERE … Unifor is reiterating its demand that the …
… Unifor encourages all governments to halt ads on Meta platforms July 6, 2023 … TORONTO – In the wake of Meta’s threat to ban Canadian news on its platforms because of the Online News Act, Unifor … and Facebook, to pay their fair share for Canadian newsstories shared on their platforms. Unifor members have …
… Global News layoffs further erodes democracy in Canada March 2, 2023 Share Main Image Image TORONTO –The news of layoffs and restructuring at Global News … says Randy Kitt, Unifor’s Director of Media. “The CRTC has allowed foreign broadcasters to systematically dismantle the …
… Unifor condemns alleged editorial interference from ownership of QP Briefing … Carleen Finch. “With media being attacked as ‘fake news,’ here you had a reporter who was persistently trying … workers, including journalists in the broadcast and print news industry. Unifor is Canada’s largest union in the …
… Canadians need a strong media sector February 16, 2021 Share Main Image Image This column originally appeared in the Toronto Star. When Canadians need them … media outlets are being forced to trim their budgets, and newsrooms, as the pandemic continues to hit the bottom line. …
… and its culture is distinguished from another by the stories it tells – about itself and about its place in the … the idea that you could stream TV, movies or the nightly news through your computer sounded like science fiction. Today, it seems like everybody is doing it. To me, all that makes the need for a cultural exemption even …
… Unifor calls for respect for Torstar workers amidst dissolution … Share Main Image Image TORONTO –Unifor is disheartened that news of a court application to dissolve NordStar Capital … media outlet, rather than the employer. "Today's unexpected news was completely disrespectful to the hard-working …
… Fund local programming: Unifor May 7, 2015 Share TORONTO , May 7, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor is calling on the federal Cabinet to direct the CRTC to develop … have failed to reflect the importance of local programming, news reporting and programming that reflects Canada's …
… Unifor’s 7 top videos of 2017 December 21, 2017 Share Throughout … and progressive communities while defending good jobs forall. We’re counting down the top 7 videos of the year, starting off with a call to support journalism. 7. News and Canadian Content in the Digital Age This year has …
… Windsor Star layoffs and closure threatens local news coverage … from an internal memo sent hours before a virtual town hall meeting on Jan. 18. The following week, in a townhall …
… membership July 23, 2014 Share Claire Brownell Postmedia News June 11, 2012 Montreal Gazette Two of Canada's biggest … the unemployed and retired, when they merge. A committee working on the merger of the Canadian Auto Workers and the … union. "A new category of membership would be developed to allow unemployed workers, workers in workplaces where the …
… Workers blocked from exercising democratic right February 14, … - Unifor National President Jerry Dias is lamenting the news that workers at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee … only conservative groups, but Republican politicians who vocally pressed workers not to join the union. The vote took …
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