5 provinces increased their minimum wages today. So let's celebrate this mainstay tool of labour market regulation with a few fun facts. B.C. retains its crown, holding the highest prov min wage (Nunavut & Yukon higher). Alberta now takes sole possession of last spot. #canlab /2

Minimum wage policy appears to impact three times as many workers as typically assumed, rendering it much more powerful than considerations of minimum-wage earners alone would suggest.

4/4 - At 3 p.m. ET, tune into APTN or other broadcasters for the National Commemorative Gathering: Remembering the Children – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This 90-minute event highlights survivors as well as Indigenous artists. It will be broadcast live from Parliament Hill.

3/4 - We encourage all members to wear orange today, and to attend events to listen, learn, and reconcile.

2/4 - Our union is proud to represent Indigenous media workers at APTN, the CBC, and other organizations. By standing in solidarity, we strengthen our workplaces and help create opportunities for Indigenous media workers to thrive.

1/4 - Today, we mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to recognize the injustice, trauma, and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system.

The federal government must take action to stop federal subsidies funding big pay for Postmedia execs - and millions of dollars to a U.S. hedge fund.

“I can’t think of anything more chilling to First Amendment activity, or more designed to prevent coverage of high-profile, newsworthy events, than to criminally charge reporters for being present on the scene.”

#WorldNewsDay. Choose Truth. Choose Facts. Choose Journalism. It’s more important now than ever.

Prosecutors must drop charges against two Cincinnati journalists arrested while covering a protest. The first jury trial begins Monday. A coalition of rights groups and journalism professors explained why this case is so dangerous.

New from @policyalternatives.ca: The CD Howe Institute put out a paper on pharmacare last week, arguing against universal public coverage. But pharmacare is more effective and cheaper than the private system. By Joel Lexchin #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Research conducted by @transjournalists.org “identified 43 outlets including the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and The Daily Beast running with the disproven stories of a ‘trans shooter’ and ‘trans bullets.’”

A colleague in need …

Greater unionization rates improve the environment, income equality and public health, according to a new CCPA report. www.readthemaple.com/unions-impro... #canlab

I did a deep-dive into Ben Mulroney's extracurricular activities: At the same time as Mulroney is filling-in as host of The West Block, he is also working for two registered lobby groups and as an adviser to several companies – some of whose CEOs he's interviewed on Global News 640 Toronto radio

“Nobody watches the CBC anymore.” That’s a myth. @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social still reaches 80% of Canadians every month — and remains one of the country’s most trusted news sources. Our new blog breaks it down 👇 friends.ca/do-canadians... #MediaMythbusters #CanadianMedia

Absolutely horrific. Israel continues to murder journalists in all directions with complete impunity, including this latest attack in which it killed 31 journalists in Yemen. This marks the deadliest single attack on the press in 16 years, per CPJ. www.washingtonpost.c...

Ready to stand with workers against corporate greed? Take action now for our jobs, our communities, and our future ➡️ workerstogether.ca

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More scary stuff down south, this time from the FCC - don’t criticize conservatives or we’ll punish you. Freedom of speech is under full assault.

1. Yes, from a purely legal perspective, Trump's new $15 billion lawsuit against the NYT is a joke. But this lawsuit, and others like it, have a real impact on the news coverage you read about powerful people. The purpose is to send a message and discourage critical reporting.

🌎 Latin America remains the world’s most dangerous region for environmental defenders, per a new report from @globalwitness.org. In 2024, at least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared. Over 80% of them were in Latin America. ⤵️

If DHS can violently attack journalists and citizen observers without any consequences, none of us are safe anywhere in the country. #protest #LAProtests #PressFreedom #ProtectJournalists

NYT responds to Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit: “It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting.” www.nytco.com/press/the-ne...

Solidarity!

Right-wing intimidation of journalists is not OK. It’s a threat to democracy and authorities must charge those who harasses or threaten violence. And Conservative MPs who rage bait must be called out.

WaPo bids farewell to diversity, press freedom, and good journalism.

CWA Canada members from locals across the country are in Ottawa this weekend for bargaining training. Solidarity!

The Orbanization of the media proceeds step by step. First it's CBS... www.npr.org/2025/09/12/n... According to @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social Bari Weiss would likely operate "as a senior news executive shaping the strategy and tone of its reporting," rather than a day-to-day newsroom boss at CBS.

In an effort to appease the White House, the network will no longer edit interviews with administration officials on "Face the Nation."

It was bad enough when government officials claimed that journalists incite violence by reporting. But now, they’re accusing reporters of actually committing violence. The supposed violence by reporters? Recording videos.

Air Canada flight attendants have overwhelmingly rejected a deal on a new collective agreement, with 99.1% of flight attendants voting "no"

Two of BC’s public sector unions just went on strike as public servants push back against rising costs of living Wages that don’t keep pace with inflation and outsourcing contract work are at the centre of two public sector strikes in British Columbia

Inhumane.

What’s to be done about Israel’s killing of media workers—and other civilians—in Gaza? By @jonallsop.bsky.social www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

#Palestine 🇵🇸: Today, over 270 media take protest over the killing of #journalists in #Gaza. Many of our affiliates have also joined the global call. Speak out! Journalists cannot be silenced. #ProtectJournalistsinGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza www.ifj.org/media-centre...

Happy Labour Day from all of us at CWA Canada and the Canadian labour movement!

President Trump is commemorating Labor Day by continuing his attack on workers and unions. His new executive order rips away the collective bargaining rights of even more federal workers to try to silence their voices on the job. We’ll see him in court. aflcio.org/press/releas...

How's this for press freedom "Inception": A reporter investigated a city's unconstitutional restriction on employees talking to the media, and then got hit with an attempted restraining order from a city official for "harassment." Read more here:

Welcome to the CWA family!

CPJ calls for an independent investigation into Monday’s killing of five journalists by multiple Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in #Gaza.🚨 The press cannot function under fire. When journalists die without answers, truth dies with them. Read more: cpj.org/2025/08/cpj-...

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁. When journalists are silenced, the world goes blind. Targeting the press is an assault on truth — and under international law, such acts may constitute a war crime. There must be independent investigation and accountability.

Bizarre ‘military scab’ union busting bill in New Zealand.

“We never used to tolerate such high levels of compensation and inequality,” @marclee.bsky.social said. “Now we do. We’ve just been beaten over the head with it for a number of years.” @policyalternatives.ca #inequality www.ashcroftcachecreekjournal.com/national-new...

Canada’s privacy commissioner says citizens have a right to have some information removed from search engines. In another example of US tech companies flouting rules in other countries, Google is refusing to comply. There should be serious consequences when companies do this.

New Post on Substack: "So Long Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, We Hardly Knew You" I discuss how Section 107 requires the Minister to believe that ordering the end of strikes will "promote settlements." It is now clear that the opposite is true. thelawofwork.substack.com/p/so-long-se...

The war crimes continue.

Everything fascists attack is what makes us strong. It's why they go for them. And it's why, rather than retreat, we can't give up an inch. Journalism. Humanities. Universities. Education. Art. Culture. Museums. All targets. All essential to defeating fascism.

The national security trial in Hong Kong against Jimmy Lai, owner of the shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was again postponed on August 15, 2025 for health reasons. The Hong Kong government should drop the baseless charges against Jimmy Lai.