by Brian Gibson | Jul 3, 2020 | Industry News
Document Resource Summary: More than 300,000 manufacturing workers lost their jobs or were put on temporary leave between February and April 2020. Most of these workers were put on leave due to pandemic related restrictions and many expect to return to their jobs once...
by Brian Gibson | Jul 3, 2020 | Industry News, Journalism, Print
Document Resource Summary: The media sector faced a number of significant challenges before the COVID-19 crisis struck, including the loss of advertising revenue to digital giants like Facebook and Google, cutbacks and closures of local and regional news outlets, the...
by Brian Gibson | Jun 18, 2020 | Industry News, Journalism
Considering such long-term measures to assist companies over shorter-term support currently in place Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said Tuesday that Ottawa is looking for “longer-term solutions” to support news and information organizations, and...
by Brian Gibson | May 29, 2020 | Industry News, Journalism
The buyers say a lot of the right things. But since they seem to have no publishing experience, there’s no way to know what their plans are for the corporation, or for the newspaper. By Magda Konieczna There’s a major irony behind this week’s sale of the Canadian...
by Brian Gibson | Apr 30, 2020 | Industry News
From pay cuts to layoffs, print reductions to closures, thousands across the industry are hit hard by the pandemic By Steph Wechsler More than 100 media outlets in Canada have made cuts in 11 provinces and territories in a six-week period, with nearly 50 community...
by Brian Gibson | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19, Industry News
Dear Unifor Local leaders, activists and members, We understand how challenging the past few weeks have been – sweeping layoffs, isolation, and the uncertainty of the future have turned our way of life upside down. During these difficult times, perhaps the most...
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