Aug. 11, 2021

Dear CWA Canada members in Ontario,

If you’re looking for an alternative to the Big Banks with their big fees and bigger profits, while at the same time helping the union and workers in the creative arts and media, please continue reading.

CWA Canada, along with several other unions, is supporting a new entity, Creative Arts Financial, a credit union that provides mortgages, loans and financial services to arts and media workers – many of whom can’t get bank loans due to the precarious nature of their work.

As part of the arrangement, CWA Canada sits on the Advisory Board of Creative Arts Financial and gets a small share of any profits – money that can be used to serve you and your Local. But more importantly, we are supporting an institution that supports workers in our industry, including freelancers and part-timers.

As stakeholders with Creative Arts Financial, our members get special access to lower rates, special discounts and personalized services:

• Open an account with direct deposit or bill payments and get $100 – plus a matching $100 donation to Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE).
• Special mortgage and loan discounts, bonus rates on term deposits, affordable insurance, personal financial advice, and many other benefits (see brochure.)
• Free access to thousands of ATMs across Canada

Please see the attached brochure and Q&A and consider signing up!

In solidarity,

Martin

Martin O’Hanlon
President, CWA Canada
The Media Union

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