The Canadian Association of Labour Media provides training, news and online services to a network of union activists and editors. We aim to strengthen the labour movement by building media literacy.

2017 Ontario workplace convictions

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Les cinq priorités du NPD

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2018 CALM annual report

CALM's 2018 annual report is available for download here.

News from CALM

August 16, 2018

BANISHED BOSSES Forty years of success for book publisher without bosses

BETWEEN THE LINES BOOKS IS A BOSS-FREE ZONE. And it works.

August 15, 2018

WALKOUT WIN Halifax shipyard workers scuttle Irving move against their pensions

YOU JUST CAN’T TRUST THE BOSS. Irving Shipyard workers in Halifax learned that lesson again January 25 when they checked their pay stubs.

August 14, 2018

BURNING DESIRE Female firefighter wins vindication after 12-year fight for justice

LIANE TESSIER HAS A BURNING DESIRE TO SEE JUSTICE DONE. It brought her victory in her battle against systemic sexual discrimination and workplace harassment in the Halifax fire department.

August 13, 2018

DARK HARVEST Female farm workers become easy targets for sexual abuse

WE DON’T NEED MOVIE STARS TO REMIND US. We all know far too many men prey on the women who work for them. The federal Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) makes it worse.

August 10, 2018

PIXEL POWER Game developers uniting to say game over to long hours and low pay

YOU CAN ALWAYS GET MORE LIVES. All video game players know that. Video game developers can’t. They’re stuck in the real world with just one life and it’s often a killer.

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Cover of the CALM guide on dealing with mediaDealing effectively with media: a guide for union communicators