CWA Canada, The Media Union

CWA Canada, The Media Union

@cwacanada1.bsky.social

CWA Canada is the country's only all-media union, with 6,000 members coast to coast. Fighting for quality jobs, journalism & press freedom. http://cwacanada.ca

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ITUC
@ituc.bsky.social

Some corporations don't just harm workers. They undermine democracy. ➡️ Discover our latest report: buff.ly/YU4tSnU Find out which companies and billionaire owners are profiting while ❌ Violating workers' rights ❌ Influencing politics for private gain ❌ Fueling far-right agendas #FightforDemocracy

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Paris Marx
@parismarx.com

My new book HYPERSCALE is finally out this week! Yesterday I went on MS NOW’s The Beat with @arimelber.bsky.social to talk about data centers, AI, and the threats that come of how tech billionaires have shaped the technology to benefit themselves. Get your copy today: hyperscalebook.com

CWA Canada, The Media Union
@cwacanada1.bsky.social

And this is exactly why we asked. The end of a great studio. The loss of hundreds of jobs. More corporate carnage to come no doubt.

John Bowker@johnbowker.bsky.social

Earlier this year, @cwacanada1.bsky.social asked the Carney government and the Competition Bureau to review the sale of BioWare's parent company EA to a private equity firm owned by the Saudi government and Donald Trump's son-in-law www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli

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Evonomics: The Next Evolution of Economics
@evonomics.bsky.social

Sam Bowles argues that extreme wealth inequality makes economies less productive: It allows the wealthy to concentrate political power, protect their privileges, and shape economic rules in their favor—at the expense of innovation, opportunity, and productivity. #economics #capitalism #inequality

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️
@savethecbc.bsky.social

CBC News reports major Canadian publishers are suing Anthropic, alleging it used their journalism to build Claude without permission. CBC/Radio-Canada is part of a separate lawsuit against OpenAI. Should AI companies pay to use copyrighted news content?

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️
@savethecbc.bsky.social

CBC Hamilton reports Stelco's union president supports federal nationalization as its U.S. owner lays off hundreds of workers. Ottawa is weighing legal action over employment commitments. Should Canada consider public ownership of its steel industry?

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United Videogame Workers-CWA
@videogameworkers.bsky.social

Fascinating how bosses will often try to frame layoffs as a positive thing. “We’re now a leaner, meaner, hungrier team” as if anyone has ever enjoyed or done their best work while being overworked, stressed, and hangry

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Canadian Labour
@canadianlabour.bsky.social

The right to strike is non-negotiable. We all want strong collective agreements, stable labour relations, and reliable supply chains, and workers are ready to build the infrastructure and industries Canada needs. But you can’t build stability by weakening workers’ bargaining power. buff.ly/dhfoNnh

canadianlabour.caBill C-39 could create more labour unrest, union leaders warn | Canadian Labour CongressOTTAWA — Bill C-39 could make labour disputes longer and harder to resolve, union leaders warned MPs Thursday, undermining the stability the federal government says the legislation is intended to…

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IFJ- International Federation of Journalists
@ifjglobal.bsky.social

#Palestine🇵🇸: Three years on, Gazan journalists need your solidarity. 🔴 Evacuate journalists in need of medical care 🔴 Justice for crimes against journalists 🔴 Allow journalis independent access into Gaza 🔴 Emergency support for Media Solidarity Centres

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Columbia Journalism Review
@columjournreview.bsky.social

Israel is killing journalists in Gaza at an unrelenting pace. Their deaths provide evidence of a disturbing pattern—and make clear the need to see the fullness of their stories. Read Azmat Khan and Aseel Mousa in CJR. www.cjr.org/feature/gaza...

cjr.orgRemembranceIsrael is killing journalists in Gaza at an unrelenting pace. Their deaths provide evidence of a disturbing pattern—and make clear the need to see the fullness of their stories.

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
@policyalternatives.ca

Cancel billionaires before they cancel us: Canada needs a wealth tax to counter the problems caused by extreme wealth inequality @lindamcquaig.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

policyalternatives.caCancelling billionaires: Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks present the 2026 Rosenbluth Lecture | CCPACanada needs a wealth tax to counter the public policy problems caused by the growing wealth of billionaires

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LabourStart
@labourstart.bsky.social

CANADA: World Day for Decent Work: Canada’s unions fighting to protect the right to strike canadianlabour.ca/world-day-fo...

canadianlabour.caWorld Day for Decent Work: Canada’s unions fighting to protect the right to strike | Canadian Labour CongressAs workers around the world mark the World Day for Decent Work on October 7, Canada’s unions are sounding the alarm over the federal government’s proposed restrictions on the right to strike. Canada’s...
CWA Canada, The Media Union
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More game workers joining our union!

CWA@cwaunion.bsky.social

The designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in solidarity to form a union with CWA!

CWA Canada, The Media Union
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Nice to see our American CWA sisters & brothers fighting for free speech!

Fight for the Future@fightforthefuture.org

Trump has been threatening free speech with surveillance programs aimed at intimidating people his administration doesn't like. As of yesterday the lawsuit three labor unions filed against the Departments of State & Homeland Security for this is moving forward. www.eff.org/press/releas...

eff.orgVictory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance LawsuitNEW YORK — A lawsuit filed by three labor unions against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of protected expression online can move f...

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Committee to Protect Journalists
@pressfreedom.bsky.social

Turkish authorities have weaponized the country’s disinformation law to stifle independent reporting by repeatedly detaining and arresting journalists on charges of spreading false information based on the vague tenets of this poorly conceived legislation. Read more ⬇️ cpj.org/2026/10/insi...

cpj.orgInside Turkey’s Lawfare: How Turkey uses its disinformation law against journalists - Committee to Protect JournalistsIstanbul, October 5, 2026—Turkish authorities have weaponized the country’s disinformation law to stifle independent reporting by repeatedly detaining and arresting journalists on charges of spreading...

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European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
@europeanjournalists.org

#Turkey: EFJ, @ifjglobal.bsky.social and @tgs.org.tr call on X to stop blocking journalists' and media accounts without a court order. In September, 1,270 accounts were blocked in Turkey. Only 115 had a court decision. Blocking these accounts means blocking the public's right to know.

europeanjournalists.orgTurkey: X must stop blocking journalists’ accountsAccess-blocking orders are increasingly being used in Türkiye as a tool to restrict freedom of expression and press freedom. In recent weeks, not only ...

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Trade Justice Network
@tjn-canada.bsky.social

Read this important new report from the Casa del Obrero Socialista Antonio Vital (COSAV) and the Steelworkers Humanity Fund - Mexican union activists facing violence require protection usw.ca/resources/re... #canlab #CUSMA #cdnpoli @uswmetallos.bsky.social

usw.caReport: Mexican union activists facing violence require protection - USW CanadaThe invisibility of trade unionism in the human rights agenda: Towards a reform of Mexico’s human rights protection mechanisms to include trade unionists and labour activists This report analyzes case...

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NPR
@npr.org

Activists across Asia are being hunted down by authoritarian governments even across international borders. Human rights groups have been warning of a "swap market" of repression in Southeast Asia. n.pr/4jAdpy3

n.prPro-democracy activists increasingly vulnerable to authoritarian governments in Southeast AsiaActivists across Asia are being hunted down by authoritarian governments even across international borders. Human rights groups have been warning of a "swap market" of repression in Southeast Asia.
CWA Canada, The Media Union
@cwacanada1.bsky.social

Today, we mark National Day for Truth & Reconciliation to recognize the multi-generational effects of the Indian residential school system. We encourage all members to wear orange today, and to attend events to listen, learn, and reconcile.

canada.caList of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation activities - Canada.caBrowse the list of funded projects taking place throughout the month of September and/or on September 30th to listen, learn and reflect on the history and legacy of Canada’s residential school system.

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Larry Savage
@profsavage.bsky.social

“National interest” cannot become a catch-all excuse to override workers’ bargaining power whenever a lawful strike has economic consequences. That pressure is precisely what strikes are meant to create. theconversation.com/canadas-prop... #cdnpoli #canlab

theconversation.comCanada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputesBill C-39 makes it easier for Ottawa to intervene when collective bargaining produces the very conflict that it is designed to manage.

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LabourStart
@labourstart.bsky.social

CANADA / FRANCE: “Amazon hates my union activity”: How the internet giant tries to suppress every form of collective action by its workers progressive.international/wire/2026-09...

progressive.international“Amazon hates my union activity”: How the internet giant tries to suppress every form of collective action by its workersAmazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model.

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IFJ- International Federation of Journalists
@ifjglobal.bsky.social

#Climate🌎: @globalfreemedia.bsky.social demands stronger protections for environmental journalists. The climate crisis is one of the most pressing stories of our time, and journalists need safety guarantees in order to report accurately on the facts and their associated impacts.

ipi.mediaUN Special Rapporteur: IPI submission highlights threats facing environmental journalists – ipi.mediaIPI, through its Africa programme, has submitted input for the upcoming thematic report of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environmen...

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Larry Savage
@profsavage.bsky.social

Make no mistake about it, the Carney government's labour reforms neuter the right to strike. A right that’s suspended when it becomes effective isn’t much of a right at all. www.thestar.com/business/uni... #canlab #cdnpoli

thestar.comUnions hammer Carney government’s revamp of labour rules: ‘This bill neuters the right to strike’Unions and labour organizations across the country blasted the federal government’s new legislation overhauling labour law Monday, saying it will make strikes in federally regulated sectors all but im...
CWA Canada, The Media Union
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The attacks on press freedom and democracy escalate in MAGAmerica.

Committee to Protect Journalists@pressfreedom.bsky.social

President Donald Trump’s order to ban news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House news coverage violates First Amendment rights and is an alarming escalation of how far this administration will go to control the narrative and silence critical, fact-based, news coverage. cpj.org?p=621585

cpj.orgCPJ: President Trump’s arbitrary CNN, MS NOW, Politico ban violates First Amendment rights - Committee to Protect JournalistsMiami, September 18, 2026—President Donald Trump’s order to ban news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House news coverage violates First Amendment rights and is an alarming escalation of ho...

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IFJ- International Federation of Journalists
@ifjglobal.bsky.social

#Türkiye🇹🇷: We condemn the detention and intimidation of journalists covering LGBTI+ issues and call for the immediate release of journalist Tuğba Tekerek. Fair reporting on LGBTI+ issues is a matter of representation and journalistic ethics ✊🏿 @diskbasinis.org @tgs.org.tr @europeanjournalists.org

ifj.orgTürkiye: Judicial harassment of journalists intensifies amid crackdown on LGBTI+ community / IFJOn 13 September, journalist Tuğba Tekerek was detained and transferred to Ankara over an article she had published in 2024 concerning the LGBTI+ movement in Georgia. Her detention is part of a wave of...