May Day is celebrated as International Worker’s Day around the world. In many Canadian cities, May 1st is an opportunity to come together with other workers, union members and grassroots organizations…
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As a Member Organizer with the Canadian Freelance Union, I was part of a Unifor member-to-member campaign during the three weeks leading up to the provincial election in Alberta on…
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It’s tax season! While most of us appreciate that taxes are important for maintaining social goods like our health and education systems, filing taxes can be stressful for freelancers. Faced…
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The Canadian Freelance Union stands in solidarity with journalism students at Concordia in their struggle to end unpaid internships. Their decision to join students across Quebec and take a one-week…
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Listen to the panel discussion, “Fighting for Decent Work Under Ford”, hosted by the Canadian Freelance Union on November 7, 2018 in Kingston, Ontario. Speakers include: Roxanne Dubois – Strategic…
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The perils of the platform economy and freelancing for big sites Upwork, Fiverr, Amazon, YouTube, …. It’s likely that, as a freelancer, at some point you will consider these kinds…
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Wednesday November 7th 7pm B201 Mackintosh Corry Hall, Queen’s University Campus Doug Ford is gutting Ontario’s labour laws, even as more of us are facing precarious employment. Join us for…
Read MoreWe are looking for content! The CFU is currently soliciting proposals for written, video and graphic content focused on issues of economic justice for freelancers produced by the membership. What…
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With so many people wanting flexible work and more control over their hours, as well as the rise in insecure work, it’s only natural that temp agencies would adapt to…
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When working freelance, it’s easy to think you are all on your own. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Now more than ever, it is important that freelancers…
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