Nominations are open for the Carol McGregor CLC Disability Rights Award

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Dear Local Leaders,
Nominations are open for the Carol McGregor CLC Disability Rights Award, which recognizes the outstanding contributions of a worker with a disability who has made a significant and lasting impact in their union and/or the community by promoting and defending the rights of persons with disabilities.

Attached is the nomination form. You can also submit the form on the CLC website, linked here.

Please share this message with your members and consider nominating an activist from your Local. Any union member or organization may nominate a candidate.

All nominations must be received by Nov. 5, 2021. Complete nominations must be submitted via the CLC website or by email to: human-rights@clcctc.ca.

In solidarity,

Martin

 

Martin O’Hanlon
President, CWA Canada
The Media Union

Threats & harassment of journalists

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Dear CWA Canada members,

Journalism is a pillar of democracy. If journalists feel threatened doing their jobs, important stories may go untold, and democracy is undermined.

In recent days, many Canadian journalists, including CWA Canada members, have been receiving vile sexist and racist comments and threats, often through social media. Women and people of colour, in particular, have been targeted.

This harassment and hate must not be tolerated. We are working with journalism groups, the labour movement, academics, and employers, on a strategy to stop the campaign of hate.

Please see the attached note on your legal options in the event that you receive any threats or harassment. It is your employer’s duty to help and support you. If you do not feel you are being properly protected our getting adequate support, including counselling or other services or resources, contact your Local president and the union will advocate on your behalf.

In solidarity,

Martin O’Hanlon
President, CWA Canada
The Media Union

Dalton Camp Award 2022

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From FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting

Dalton Camp Award 2022

Submissions for the 2022 Dalton Camp Award will open tomorrow! Once again, FRIENDS will award a $10,000 prize to the best-written essay on Canadian media and democracy. A second $2,500 prize will be awarded to the best essay written by a post-secondary student. This annual prize was established in 2003 in honour of Dalton Camp, prolific writer, lifelong supporter of the CBC, and one of the founding members of the advisory council of FRIENDS. This past year has illustrated how the media and our democracy are inextricably linked. We’re honoured to continue this tradition of celebrating the most powerful and original writing on these topics. The deadline to submit is December 24, 2021 at 8PM ET. Click on the link below to learn more.

 

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Creative Arts Financial, a credit union that provides mortgages, loans and financial services to arts and media workers

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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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