Earlier this year, the Government of Alberta commissioned Heather Boyd to review the policy and procedures around granting press access to the Alberta Legislature Press Gallery. The Canadian Freelance Union…
Read More(Leslie) Dyson also envisions the “community chapter” model “being really effective for other people who don’t have any protection, maybe even Uber drivers,” since it combines the organizational strength of…
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In this fast-paced podcast, Nora Loreto (author, union activist, and CFU director) talks about what place organized labour might have in today’s media. Do media unions protect journalists at the expense…
Read MoreAre you a freelance front end website developer? The CFU is looking for proposals for some work. We have a template contract document that we want to offer our members….
Read MoreBylaw motions for consideration at next general meeting in 2016 Served with notice at the General Meeting Jan. 31, 2016 Notice of motions to next general meeting in 2016 Rationales…
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The union representing journalists and photographers at the Chronicle Herald (the Halifax Typographical Union) and Herald management have reached an impasse in labour negotiations. Herald management recently filed a notice…
Read MoreNews releaseJan. 12, 2016 The Canadian Freelance Union supports the media workers of the Halifax Typographical Union who are locked in a labour dispute. The CFU is asking all freelancers…
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Nora Loreto, Secretary and Québec Director of the CFU was interviewed by Amanda Lang in August, 2015. She talked about the CFU organizing drive and why freelance workers need to…
Read MoreThe Sidney Hillman Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Canadian Hillman Prize honouring excellence in journalism in the public interest. The Hillman Prize seeks out top investigative reporting that draws…
Read MoreThe Graphic History Collective Unionizes By Daniel Tseghay, RankandFile.ca Writer/Organizer On September 2nd, the Graphic History Collective (GHC), a volunteer-run collective producing comic books on Canada’s labour and working class history, announced…
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