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LatestUnifor National COVID-19 Update
To: Local union presidents, secretary-treasurers, NEB, leadership and all staff This fall, keep it small We are watching the number of COVID-19 cases rise in provinces across the country, and we are concerned, just like many of...
Local News
Letter from Parliament regarding Pharmacare
The Federal Government is working towards Pharmacare for all and sent us letter asking our members to go to https://www.peterjulian.ca/pharmacare for more information and to sign an e-petition. This information is also supplied...
Gaming
LatestForbes sold to Hong Kong-based group
The majority ownership of Forbes Media has been sold to a group of investors based in Hong Kong. The Forbes family “will retain a significant ownership stake,” a release Friday says. Integrated Whale Media Investments “will...
Restarting the Economy: What media workers need to know
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...
Journalism
LatestGrim report predicts closures of radio and TV stations due to COVID recession
TORONTO—An expert report released today by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters paints a grim future for Canadian democracy, predicting more newsrooms to close as broadcasters bleed revenue to foreign giants such as...
Jobs
LatestEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – At the Kelowna Daily Courier
The Kelowna Daily Courier is looking to fill a District Manager Position. District Manager Reports To: General Manager Department: Circulation Location: Kelowna, BC General Summary Direct, manage and coordinate distribution and...
Organizing News
LatestSurvey results for VFX, animation and gaming
Unifor Local 2000 conducted an anonymous online survey for people working in VFX, animation and game development. We asked questions on age, job description, top workplace problems and possible solutions, including unionization....
Other News
LatestLabour alert for Pacific Blue Cross
Labour alert: If you or anyone you know deals with Pacific Blue Cross, you can help the locked-out members by only filing paper claims (instead of online ones) while this labour dispute is on. Here’s the email we received...
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