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Lana Payne speaks at the HoC Canadian Heritage Standing Committee on state of Canadian media landscape

February 16, 2024

… landscape February 16, 2024 Share Main Image Image Unifor National President Lana Payne spoke at the House of … at the moment. You’ve heard it here. A media sector in crisis. Widespread job loss. The destruction of local news … effort by some in the political class to erode trust in journalism itself. Their integrity called into question as …

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Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on World Press Freedom Day

May 2, 2018

… Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on World Press Freedom Day May 2, 2018 Share Main Image Image … Mr. Harper, you presented yourself as a strong advocate for journalism and government transparency. Unfortunately, the … in accessing information. What’s more, a major economic crisis is affecting the information industry in general, and …

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Unifor submits response to CRTC regarding regulations attached to the Online News Act

… Unifor submits response to CRTC regarding regulations attached … be comprised of media sector stakeholders. Local news is in crisis, and news businesses and news creators urgently need … employee representatives, journalist associations, journalism schools, and members of the public, and no group …

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Unifor’s fightback against Bell

February 21, 2024

… Unifor’s fightback against Bell February 21, 2024 Share Main … put profits over people in the middle of an affordability crisis. Bell, you have now put Unifor squarely on your path. … have a responsibility to Canadians and to Canada. And to journalism.” Watch the testimony The company is also …

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Unifor Final Submission on The Path Forward – Working towards a modernized regulatory framework regarding contributions to support Canadian and Indigenous content

… Unifor Final Submission on The Path Forward – Working towards a … to emphasize the need for urgency. Local news is in crisis, and news businesses and news creators urgently need … employee representatives, journalist associations, journalism schools, and members of the public, and no group …

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Unifor Submission to the Consultation on the 2023 Federal Budget Building Resilience and Shared Prosperity

… Unifor Submission to the Consultation on the 2023 Federal Budget … to the Canadian Journalist Labour Tax Credit and the Local Journalism Initiative, including a reform of tax laws to … $8 billion annually. Conclusion Canada’s affordability crisis is driven by corporate greed and a lack of government …

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Unifor Federal Budget 2025 submission: An Economic Plan and Industrial Strategy for Workers

… Unifor Federal Budget 2025 submission: An Economic Plan and … Transit Local public transit continues to face a funding crisis in the face of growing populations and needed … that government: Legalize and encourage philanthropic journalism endowments to any qualified news organization; …

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Unifor Submission to the Ministry of Finance Consultation on the 2023 Federal Budget

… Unifor Submission to the Ministry of Finance Consultation on the … to the Canadian Journalist Labour Tax Credit and the Local Journalism Initiative, including a reform of tax laws to … of total labour hours. Conclusion Canada’s affordability crisis is driven by corporate greed and a lack of government …

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Unifor’s Submission to the Federal Government’s 2021 Pre-Budget Consultation

… Unifor’s Submission to the Federal Government’s 2021 Pre-Budget … by Canada Revenue Agency hardly constitutes a national crisis. Unwitting applicants, including many low-wage, … pays their fair share; Save news outlets so that reliable journalism can hold the powerful to account. Safeguard …

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Unifor comments the Application for exemption from the Online News Act by Google

… Unifor comments the Application for exemption from the Online … 2. Based on submissions filed by Google and the Canadian Journalism Collective (CJC), we do not believe that Google … and media workers continue to bear the brunt of this crisis though endless layoff announcements. Unifor …

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Unifor reply regarding BNOC 2023-138-1 - The Path Forward – Working towards a modernized regulatory framework regarding contributions to support Canadian and Indigenous content

… Unifor reply regarding BNOC 2023-138-1 - The Path Forward – … is in Bell’s assessment of the underlying causes of the crisis facing Canadian broadcasters. Another critical … within the Canadian broadcasting system. Access to quality journalism has never been more important. While the spread …

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Unifor Submission to the Parliamentary Committee on Finance Consultation on the 2024 Federal Budget

… Unifor Submission to the Parliamentary Committee on Finance … including a reform of tax laws to legalize philanthropic journalism endowments to any qualified news organizations, … ownership. Implement Tax Reform Canada’s affordability crisis continues while corporations and wealthy individuals …

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Unifor Submission on the Independent Local News Fund (ILNF)

… Unifor Submission on the Independent Local News Fund (ILNF) File … company. Since then, the crisis facing Canada’s media sector has worsened, especially … Adherence to an equivalent of the qualified Canadian journalism organization (QCJO) eligibility requirements …

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Bargaining Workers’ Power

… Bargaining Workers’ Power Page Components Watch the video … have never seen, it sparked an unprecedented economic crisis that was accompanied by the highest rates of … the jobs of reporters and, by extension, the quality of journalism. In the forestry sector, the challenge of …

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