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Little gigs, big sites

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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Send us your Pitches: CFU Call for Content

We 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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Temp Agencies

The New Form of Temp Agencies: Hyr

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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Freelancers Organize

5 Reasons freelancers need to organize

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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CFU

5 Questions for CFU Executive Members

We spoke with CFU Executive members about their work lives, their struggles as freelancers, and why they became union members and compiled their responses*. Read on to learn more about…

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$15 & Fairness

https://www.15andfairness.org/toronto_outreach_blitz_05_05_2018

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Freelancer Rights

Freelancers – know your rights!

On March 2, the CFU presented a workshop called: Know Your Rights to student journalists at Concordia University’s newspaper The Link. You can find the presentation here.

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