Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87M
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We represent Toronto Star newsroom employees and promotions staff. Established 1949.
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Toronto Star Bargaining Unit - Unifor Local 87M
Media Action Plan
10 days ago
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Media Action Plan
5 days ago
The documents used to smear Canadian journalist
@davidpugliese.bsky.social
as a Russian operative were forensically reviewed and deemed "crafted with deliberate intent to deceive" Former cabinet minister
@calxandr.bsky.social
needs to explain how & why he acquired them. More:
tinyurl.com/yc5n9tyt
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Forged KGB Documents Used to Smear Journalist in Parliament | The Walrus
Ex-MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of being a Russian spy. Forensic experts now say the evidence was fabricated
https://tinyurl.com/yc5n9tyt
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Toronto Star
12 days ago
This temporary foreign worker is owed $60,000 in unpaid wages from his time in Canada. He may get nothing. Migrant workers who prove wage theft are increasingly unable to recover the money they are owed even when Ontario government is trying to collect it.
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This temporary foreign worker is owed $60,000 in unpaid wages from his time in Canada. He may get nothing
Migrant workers who prove wage theft are increasingly unable to recover the money they are owed even when Ontario government is trying to collect it.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/this-temporary-foreign-worker-is-owed-60-000-in-unpaid-wages-from-his-time-in/article_3562de8e-66f5-4895-8086-0d956d829cf5.html
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Media Action Plan
25 days ago
Our Fact Check campaign is now live at
factcheckhere.ca
! On this website you can... -Find credible news sources -Read about the importance of fact-checking -Share our Fact Check campaign content like this ⬇️
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Unifor
25 days ago
Unifor’s Media Action Plan launched its hard-hitting Fact Checked campaign today with social media, TV and newspaper spots to bring attention to the fight against misinformation.
#canlab
#savelocalnews
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Unifor’s Fact Checked campaign fights misinformation by boosting Canadian journalism
TORONTO—Unifor’s Media Action Plan launched its hard-hitting Fact Checked campaign today with social media, TV and newspaper spots to bring attention to the fight against misinformation.“The Canadian…
https://www.unifor.org/news/all-news/unifors-fact-checked-campaign-fights-misinformation-boosting-canadian-journalism
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This campaign is now live. Check it out!
www.factcheckhere.ca
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Unifor
2 months ago
On Aug. 1, Emancipation Day, Unifor recognizes this powerful quote from Jean Augustine that serves as an important reminder that historical change can't take place without collective action, backed by solidarity, unity and mobilization.
#Unifor4RacialJustice
#canlab
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Unifor honours Emancipation Day
“Black history is not just for Black people – Black history is Canadian history.”On August 1, Emancipation Day, Unifor recognizes this powerful quote from Jean Augustine, the first Black woman to…
https://www.unifor.org/news/all-news/unifor-honours-emancipation-day
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Media Action Plan
5 months ago
“Elbows up, do not give concessions to foreign streamers to appease them. It will not work out for us in the end. The answer is regulation and support!” --Unifor media director
@randykitt.bsky.social
presented to the CRTC today on Canadian content. Watch the full presentation:
tinyurl.com/2an6wzee
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May 27, 2025 – Unifor
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) holds a public hearing from May 14 to May 27. 2025 in Gatineau, Quebec, on defining Canadian content and supporting the creation ...
https://tinyurl.com/2an6wzee
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ)
5 months ago
Twenty volunteers were trained this month and are now officially open for business to offer Canadian journalists confidential colleague-to-colleague help through the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program, a pilot initiative of the CAJ.
caj.ca/canadas-news...
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Media Action Plan
5 months ago
If you work in journalism in the Toronto area, stop by Bad Press XVII this Wednesday! It's GTA's journalism meetup and this is the special post-election edition at El Mocambo! 🥳 Get your FREE tickets here:
tinyurl.com/3pd8msc8
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Jim Rankin
6 months ago
Journalism jobs alert: Applications are open for Toronto Star's year-long paid reporting and photo internships, as well as the "Radio Room" paid part-time program for students. Here is the link for the year-long reporting internships.
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Torstar/7440...
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https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Torstar/744000051781878-toronto-star-one-year-journalism-internship?trid=804c6794-916b-4528-80f3-4885a377683f
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Media Action Plan
7 months ago
The
@cajournalists.bsky.social
is launching the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program! This initiative aims to build a network of trained volunteer news professionals, to help colleagues deal with stress, burnout and other mental health challenges at work. Apply:
tinyurl.com/mpeuftrb
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ)
8 months ago
Following a press boycott and condemnation from the CAJ, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has walked back on his decision to ban media scrums.
globalnews.ca/news/1105275...
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N.S. premier restores legislature scrums amid accusations of assault on press freedom - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Two weeks ago, Houston ended the long-standing tradition of government ministers having informal exchanges with media — known as scrums — outside the legislative chamber.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11052750/ns-premier-scrums-press-freedom/
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Media Action Plan
8 months ago
Two media workers from Ricochet have received a formal apology from the RCMP for acting unreasonably. A significant victory for journalism in Canada because RCMP have also pledged policy changes to safeguard the rights of journalists!
#JournalismIsNotACrime
Read:
tinyurl.com/ycdxvrnr
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EXCLUSIVE: RCMP formally apologize for violating journalist’s rights, commit to changes in wake of explosive oversight report
RCMP commissioner issues apology to journalists, accepts CRCC oversight report that found widespread failures to respect press freedom.
https://tinyurl.com/ycdxvrnr
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Media Action Plan
8 months ago
"Social media–fueled junk can quickly fill the void that emerges when reliable local news is difficult to come by." This is a terrific piece from April Lindgren at
@thewalrus.ca
-- Local News Is Dying. The Consequences Are Worse Than You Think. Read:
tinyurl.com/238yfmh7
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Media Action Plan
8 months ago
Several major media companies have just filed a lawsuit against Toronto-based AI company Cohere. The suit claims Cohere has infringed copyright laws by using content to train software, without permission or compensation. Read more:
tinyurl.com/y9zw3z37
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Media Action Plan
8 months ago
🚨MEDIA JOB POSTINGS ALERT🚨 The Canadian Press has posted several opportunities across the country, including reporter, editor and bureau chief! Take a look:
tinyurl.com/33d2kxe5
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Josh Rubin
11 months ago
BREAKING: Canada's major news organizations sue ChatGPT maker OpenAI. My story for @torontostar
#cdnmedia
#tech
#ai
#chatgpt
www.thestar.com/business/can...
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Canada’s major news organizations band together to sue ChatGPT creator OpenAI
The suit alleges theft of published media to train software and seeks billions in damages.
https://www.thestar.com/business/canada-s-major-news-organizations-band-together-to-sue-chatgpt-creator-openai/article_efeae602-ae60-11ef-bef5-1bcf082b79fc.html
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In a case of human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence, Canada's major news orgs — including Torstar — launch lawsuit against OpenAI over "illegal" use of news articles to train its ChatGPT software. Story via
@starbeer.bsky.social
@torontostar.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/business/can...
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Canada’s major news organizations band together to sue ChatGPT creator OpenAI
The suit alleges theft of published media to train software and seeks billions in damages.
https://www.thestar.com/business/canada-s-major-news-organizations-band-together-to-sue-chatgpt-creator-openai/article_efeae602-ae60-11ef-bef5-1bcf082b79fc.html
11 months ago
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