Chronicle Herald locks out press room workers after failed contract negotiations
Thirteen press operators and mechanics at the Halifax Chronicle Herald were locked out Saturday, the company said in a news release.
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NPAC president John Lehmann on why volunteer photography is a bad idea
When John Lehmann, president of the News Photographers Association of Canada, heard that a Victoria newspaper was advertising for volunteer photographers, he found the news jaw-dropping.
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Updated: Bell Media employees ratify final offer in bargaining dispute
Unifor Local 723M recommends rejection of final offer on first new contract since Bell’s 2010 CTV acquisition.
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Freelancers fighting full copyright claim by non-profit media company
A small group of freelance radio journalists are in a stand-off with a non-profit media company asking for full copyright in a new contract.
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Cowichan News Leader strike drags on
Black Press says the newspaper may close if a deal is not reached.
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J-Source’s top 10 journalism stories of 2014
Labour issues dominate our list of the 10 most-read stories about Canadian journalism in 2014.
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Who’s afraid of an unpaid internship?
Toronto Media Mixer gets media workers talking about their rights.
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National study sheds light on journalists’ working conditions in the digital age
New study finds that digital technologies are transforming the work of Canadian journalists—and not for the better.
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Union stages walkout and byline strike over Chronicle Herald layoffs
Dressed in black, members of the Halifax Typographical Union staged a 15-minute walkout outside the Chronicle Herald building to protest recently announced layoffs.
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Toronto Star hiring 8 digital journalists at “market-based salaries”
The Toronto Star announced it will hire eight digital journalists who will be paid less than other journalists in the newsroom and is considering another round of editorial buyouts. The Star also laid off 11 full-time page editors and eight staff in the circulation department.