Industry News
LatestRestarting the Economy: What manufacturing workers need to know
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...
Local News
Union files complaint over unpaid overtime and stat holidays at Vancouver visual effects studio
PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release, July 30, 2020 Union files complaint over unpaid overtime and stat holidays at Vancouver visual effects studio Unifor Local 2000 is filing a complaint with the Employment Standards Branch...
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
LatestRestarting 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...
Jobs
LatestThe Trail Times is looking for a Full Time Multimedia Sales Representative
Black Press Media and the Trail Times, are looking for a strategic, creative and passionate Sales Representative to join our full-time team. Trail Times is a cornerstone of the local community, as the #1 source for news in the...
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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