Say no to inequality and greed

by | Oct 13, 2011 | General, Industry News | 0 comments

The time to stand up for union principles is noon on Saturday. The BC Fed and the CEP, along with many other unions have decided to demonstrate our support of the Occupy Wall Street movement by rallying at the Vancouver Art Gallery at noon on Saturday. While this is...

We must defend photojournalism

by | Apr 29, 2011 | General, Industry News, Local News | 0 comments

One of the worst consequences of the economic hard times that newspapers have faced across North America has been a renewed attack on the craft of photojournalism. More and more newspapers have demanded that reporters take photos and video. Here in B.C. some of our...

Retirees' Council

by | Jun 16, 2010 | General, Industry News, Local News | 0 comments

During the last Local 2000 Annual Congress a resolution was passed that set in motion the possible formation of a Local 2000 Retired Members’ Council. In order to determine if a Retired Members’ Council is feasible, a meeting of interested Local 2000 retired members...

Blame Conrad Black?

by | Sep 18, 2009 | General, Industry News | 0 comments

Blame Conrad Black. It’s all his fault. Every single media woe. Bankruptcies. Declining circulation. The public’s lack of trust. Everything. We were reminded of this “fact” in an Associated Press story this week about the Sun-Times Media bankruptcy: “Sun-Times Media...