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MICHELLE LANG 03 March 2010
Unions donate $2,000
to fellowship honouring
reporter killed in Afghanistan

CWA Canada and its largest Local, the Canadian Media Guild, have each donated $1,000 to a journalism fellowship set up in memory of a Calgary Herald reporter killed in Afghanistan.
The Michelle Lang Fellowship in Journalism will give a recent Canadian university graduate the chance to combine a passion for writing with an interest in current events. The first one is expected to be awarded this fall.
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CWA CANADA 06 March 2010
Union tracking former Hollinger employees to safeguard benefits, pensions
CWA Canada is enlisting the help of Locals across the country in its search for former or retired members who worked for a newspaper in the Southam, Thomson, Sterling or Hollinger chains.
More than 3,000 former employees of Hollinger Canadian Publishing Holdings (HCPH) have to be tracked down by a Toronto law firm that is representing their interests in bankruptcy court proceedings involving their benefit and pension plans.
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CURC 01 March 2010
Union retirees to hold political lobby workshop on pensions
At our half-day workshop you will learn about the pension problems facing workers and retirees, how their pensions are under attack and how YOU can help..   »»


UPDATE 11 February 2010
Charges laid in hit-run death
of Guild disability activist

A 20-year-old woman has been charged and two other people arrested in connection with the hit-and-run death last August of Dianne Trottier, a CBC writer and producer who was an inspirational member of the Canadian Media Guild.   »»



CWA CANADA 10 February 2010
Scholarships honour
John Belcarz, Dan Zeidler

Applications are now being accepted for two CWA|SCA Canada Memorial Scholarships for those enrolled in post-secondary education or training.   »»


CWA CANADA 4 February 2010
Locals urged to send funds for Haitian children
The Media and Communications Workers of Alberta (MCWA) is spearheading a national drive among CWA|SCA Canada Locals to raise funds for children in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.   »»


CWA CANADA 19 January 2010
Diversity, labour reporting awards a hit among student journalists
Two new student journalism awards sponsored by CWA Canada were a big hit at the annual conference of the Canadian University Press.   »»


NEWS RELEASE 18 January 2010
CWA Canada welcomes media veterans' bid for 3 Canwest papers
OTTAWA — A consortium that intends to bid for three Canwest newspapers is exactly the type of buyer that CWA Canada has been hoping would emerge since the chain was put on the auction block last week.   »»


NEWS RELEASE 08 January 2010
CWA Canada wants Canwest newspapers to survive, thrive
CWA Canada is prepared to meet with prospective buyers of Canwest newspapers, which went on the auction block today when the company sought bankruptcy protection for its publishing division.   »»


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