Halifax freelancer meet-and-greet April 18

April 03, 2018 Editor Event eventhalifaxmedia mixer

Halifax-area freelancers, mark your calendars: CMG Freelance is hosting a spring meet-and-greet on Wednesday, April 18 at The Marquee Ballroom (2037 Gottingen Street) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Come and join us for this casual social night where we'll make connections, share ideas and discuss ways we can work together to improve the working lives of freelancers.

Enjoy a slice of pizza and a drink on us while you network with other freelancers and learn about the CMG and the support we provide to freelance workers.

If you're able to join us for this event and you're on Facebook please RSVP on this eve nt page so that we'll have a rough idea how many people will be attending. Hope to see you there!

Chronicle Herald agreement ratified, ending 18-month strike

August 10, 2017 Editor News chronicle heraldcmg freelancehalifax chronicle-heraldhalifax typographical unionstrike

Striking workers at the Halifax Chronicle Herald ratified an agreement with their employer today, ending a strike that has stretched on for over 18 months.The Halifax Typographical Union, which represents the striking workers, announced that members voted 94 percent in favour of accepting the agreement. It was reached after two days of mediation…

Newsroom staff and freelancers mark one-year anniversary of the start of the Chronicle Herald strike

January 23, 2017 Editor Journalism chronicle heraldcmg freelancehalifax chronicle-heraldstriketrouble spots

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the strike at Halifax's Chronicle Herald newspaper. The 55 members of the Halifax Typographical Union have been on strike since January 23rd, 2016 over the company's plan to cut wages and newsroom positions and increase working hours.Shortly after the strike began, the striking…

Striking Chronicle Herald Workers “Xpress” Themselves Online in Halifax News Rivalry

May 26, 2016 Editor News cwa canadae-lancer writeshalifax chronicle-heraldlocal xpress

This post is the fifth in a series called “E-Lancer Writes,” exploring the working conditions, rights, and collective organizing strategies of freelance journalists, interns, and other low-wage or temporary digital media workers. By Errol SalamonStriking newsroom workers of the Chronicle Herald relaunched their free news site,…

CMG Freelance supporting striking Chronicle Herald freelancers

April 27, 2016 Editor News chronicle heraldcmg freelancehalifax chronicle-herald

On January 23rd of this year, the 61 members of the Halifax Typographical Union’s newsroom unit went on strike for a fair deal from the Halifax Chronicle Herald newspaper. While the picket lines remain up, the members still wanted to tell stories, take photos, and keep Nova Scotians informed of news that matters to them. They formed an…

Freelance training and mentorship events in Halifax

February 17, 2016 Editor Event cmg freelancecwa associate memberseventhalifaxmedia mixermentorshiptraining

There are a couple of great events coming up next month for freelancers and media students in Halifax. CMG Freelance and CWA Associate Members have two days of training and mentorship planned for March 1 and 2. Come out to an evening of training, mentorship and socializing on March 1st at The Company House (2202 Gottingen Street Halifax) from…

Students could be key in Halifax journalists’ strike

February 03, 2016 Editor News halifax chronicle-heraldhalifax typographical uniontrouble spots

by Errol Salamon Journalism students and recent graduates are well placed to support Chronicle Herald newsroom workers in Halifax, who have been on strike since Jan. 23. They can collaborate with newspaper workers as Ontario students did during the Peterborough Examiner strike from November 1968 to April 1969. The Peterborough Newspaper Guild (now…

CWA Canada Associate Members call for solidarity with Halifax journalists

January 22, 2016 Editor News cwa associate membershalifax chronicle-heraldhalifax typographical uniontrouble spots

by the CWA Canada Associate Member steering committeeCWA Canada Associate Members are joining the Halifax Typographical Union (CWA Canada Local 30130) in calling on freelancers and student journalists to stand in solidarity with newsroom staff at The Chronicle Herald who could be on picket lines Saturday morning.Management at the daily newspaper,…

Links between freelancing and gender inequality highlighted by Chronicle Herald labour dispute

January 22, 2016 Editor Journalism e-lancer writeshalifax chronicle-heraldhalifax typographical uniontrouble spots

By Errol SalamonThis post is the first in a series called “E-Lancer Writes.” The series will explore the working conditions, rights, and collective organizing strategies of freelance journalists, interns, and other low-wage and temporary digital media workers. The Halifax Chronicle Herald made headlines last week for contacting freelance…

A message to freelancers from the Halifax Typographical Union

January 08, 2016 Editor News halifax chronicle-heraldhalifax typographical uniontrouble spots

CMG Freelance received the following letter from the Halifax Typographical Union this week: January 7, 2015Dear freelance writer/columnist/op-ed contributor,Members of Halifax Typographical Union who work to produce The Chronicle Herald, TheChronicleHerald.ca and the Business Insider recently began bargaining with the Halifax Herald Ltd.This…