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NDP speaks out about closure of Ubisoft Halifax
Screengrab via NSNDP "Seventy-one Nova Scotian workers at Ubisoft lost their livelihoods after unionizing with the Game & Media Guild of Canada," the NDP of Nova Scotia said in a social media post. "People who bought homes, started families and were putting down roots in Nova Scotia. "Ubisoft walked out of the province with $11 million in public money — and (N.S. Premier) Tim Houston hasn't lifted a finger. The Houston government must act now to strengthen worker protections
Hayley Juhl
4 hours ago1 min read


Disciplinary meeting? Know your rights
You have the right to representation by your union during any meeting with management. This is especially important if the meeting might include disciplinary action. Keep this card with you and read it or present it to your manager before the meeting begins. If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined, terminated, and/or have any effect on my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my union representative, officer or steward be present at
Hayley Juhl
Jan 91 min read


Postmedia union members across Canada can connect via Discord
Postmedia unions under the umbrella of CWA Canada came together for a bargaining training session in September 2024. We are all dealing with similar situations, and there is an instant feeling of camaraderie when journalists from across the country are in the same room. It might feel like your executive is the only link to these other unions, but outside the training session, we made the decision to start a Discord server where we can talk with each other, sharing knowledge a
Hayley Juhl
Jan 91 min read


Ubisoft pulls the plug on freshly unionized Halifax studio
Ubisoft decided close up shop in Halifax less than a month after the studio's union was certified and before contract negotiations had a chance to start. The workers had joined CWA Canada Local 30111, Games & Media Guild Canada. “It must be terrible for them to wake up and find out that their jobs are all of a sudden gone, especially after Christmas and the new year starting,” GMG president Ron Carroll told the Chronicle Herald in Halifax . “Today’s news is devastating,” CWA
Hayley Juhl
Jan 81 min read
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