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What if we imagined a future where media workers were owners?

Here’s how journalists can band together to start worker owned media outlets.
Final vote on National Post union will be determined by labour board hearing

Seven names on management’s list of employees will be challenged by the union.
National Post workers to vote today on joining a union

Vote comes after number of staff left via buyouts offered in mid-September.
Media collective aims to empower journalists newly immigrated to Canada

New Canadian Media Collective provides support to journalists trying to establish themselves in a new country.
National Post editorial staff have started a unionization drive

CWA Canada president says workers came to the union after cuts were made to pensions and benefits.
Chronicle Herald staff are heading back to work after 18 months on strike

Staff voted on Aug. 10 to ratify tentative deal between union and management.
Turning your holiday into a travel writing opportunity

A lot of reporting and writing involves some form of travel anyway — how else are stories found?
Lay offs at Vice include cuts at Vice Canada

About 10 people will be laid off in the coming weeks as part of company wide cutbacks.
The Nova Scotia government is ordering an Industrial Inquiry Commission in the Chronicle Herald labour dispute

The commission will be headed by a Toronto based lawyer with the aim of finding resolution between the two parties.
Winnipeg Free Press staff agree to potential wage cuts to block job cuts

Staff ratified an agreement on May 13, 2017 that would extend their collective agreement to 2019.…