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CWA Canada calls on feds to investigate Saudi acquisition of EA

Labour union CWA Canada is urging the Canadian government to scrutinize the proposed US$55 billion acquisition of video game giant Electronic Arts (EA). In a letter sent to Canadia...

Telecom workers call for restrictions over use of artificial intelligence

MONTREAL — Telecommunications workers are calling for government restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence in the sector, suggesting the technology is being used to monito...

CWA Canada president says Saudi buyout of EA should trigger 'virtually every alarm bell'

Carmel Smyth has called on the Canadian government to scrutinize the take-private in the interest of national security.

Course set for CUPE BC as province’s largest union concludes 2026 convention

VICTORIA, British Columbia — B.C.’s largest union has set course for the next year after wrapping up the CUPE BC annual convention. Over 500 delegates from across the province pass...

Supporting Collective Bargaining, Unless it Works: The Past and Present of Federal Labour Rights Suppression in Canada

Christo Aivalis This is the third and final post in the Canada Post and Canadian Culture series. Canada Post and its employees have had an undeniable impact on the culture of this...

Magic: The Gathering Arena team unionises under CWA

Magic: The Gathering Arena developers have unionised under a new group known as United Wizards of the Coast in affiliation with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).  The a...

Canadian Authors Association applauds UK govt's stance on AI, demands same from Canadian govt

Canadian Authors Association applauds UK govt's stance on AI, demands same from Canadian govt: Canadian Authors Association applauds the United Kingdom government’s March 18 announ...

IBEW Issues Strike Notice to CPKC

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on May 27 reported receiving a 72-hour strike notice from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canadian Signals and Commun...

Air Canada reaches tentative agreement with airport and call centre agents

TORONTO — Unifor and Air Canada have reached a tentative agreement covering nearly 6,000 customer service employees working at airports and call centres across Canada. The agreemen...

Canada’s Top Wealth Employers: Submit Your Entry for 2026

Help spotlight excellence in wealth management by joining the third annual search for Canada’s standout workplaces

CWA DISTRICT 1 ANNOUNCES COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL ENDORSEMENTS ACROSS NEW JERSEY

    The Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 1 today released its local government endorsements for the 2026 election cycle, spanning key county commissioner contests a...

Ericsson and Government of Canada to build innovation network

Ericsson Canada has announced an exclusive partnership with the Government of Canada to establish the Advanced Wireless Communications Innovation Network (AWIN). This platform is a...

Federal public service union calls wage offers ‘insulting’ and ‘unacceptable’

OTTAWA — A union representing more than 120,000 federal public servants whose contracts are up for renegotiation says wage offers presented by the federal government are “insulting...

CWU urges action on living costs and bargaining rights

Delegates at the Communications Workers' Union conference in Sligo have unanimously backed an emergency motion calling for Government action on the cost-of-living crisis as well as...

Workers At Vancouver’s ‘Charlie the Wonderdog’ Studio Icon Creative Move Toward First Union Contract

The Vancouver CG studio and Canadian Animation Guild have reached a tentative agreement covering more than 800 employees.

AI ‘accent masking’ at overseas call centres sparks union backlash in Canada

In a post on its website, Telus Digital announced a partnership with an “AI-powered speech enhancement” company to “soften accents.”

LAT Multilingual Announces Partnership with World Press Freedom Canada

LAT Multilingual Announces Partnership with World Press Freedom Canada

Canada Post and Labour Activism: An Interview with Evert Hoogers

For the second feature, in Active History’s series on Canada Post, we sat down with Evert Hoogers, a retired postal worker, long-time union activist, representative, and organizer ...

A new proposal wants Canada to fund care systems the same way it funds pipelines

CanWCC is pushing to get the care economy added to Canada's Major Projects Office portfolio

Canadian National Railway Company (CNR:CA) Presents at Wolfe Research 19th Annual Global Transportation & Industrial...

‘Magic: The Gathering Arena’ Developers Tap Into Collective Power, Convoke To Unionize With CWA

A supermajority of Wizards of the Coast developers are seeking voluntary recognition, citing layoffs, AI guardrails, and crunch protections.

CWU calls on Govt to intervene over Covalen job cuts

The Communications Workers' Union has called on the Government to intervene and insist that outsourcing firm Covalen, which provides services to social media giant Meta, engage wit...

Strike action at outsourcing firm Covalen begins

Members of the Communications Workers' Union (CWU) employed at outsourcing firm Covalen are engaging in a one-day strike in a dispute over union recognition and redundancy payments...

CPAC Cancels PrimeTime Politics and L'Essentiel

Sad news from CPAC this week. PrimeTime Politics host Michael Serapio and 11 other CPAC employees have been fired as the not-for-profit parliamentary affairs channel cancels its tw...