CBC is hiring 33 new local journalists and creating 11 new bureaus across Canada this year!! 🥳 This news comes on the anniversary of CBC hiring 30 journalists last year. These investments will help prevent rural news deserts. #SaveLocalNews Read more: tinyurl.com/3atsa6en

Currently on the MAP website... CBC are Hiring 33 New Local Journalists - tinyurl.com/yjj8brbh Corporation for Public Broadcasting Dissolves After Trump Cuts Funding - tinyurl.com/ykb46dxa Globe's Tait Uncovers Healthcare Scandal - tinyurl.com/bzp4h3ve

Unifor will be hosting our annual Lunar New Year celebration on Friday, Feb. 20 from 6-9 pm at the Unifor New West Union Hall, 326 12th St. Early ticket purchase is strongly recommended. See the attachment for ticket information: $10 per person. Children aged 2 and under: Free

The folks at Friends of Canadian Media launched a campaign in defence of Canadian cultural sovereignty. ✊ This means protecting the Online Streaming Act, the Online News Act and enforcing cultural exemptions. Send Canada's trade representative a pre-written letter: tinyurl.com/ykdtbcx5

There are 330 journalists being held in prison worldwide, according to a census from Committee to Protect Journalists. 26% of those journalists have spent 5+ years behind bars without sentences. These are violations of international law. #JournalismIsNotACrime Census: tinyurl.com/3tm8j2bj

Attention: Burnaby, New Westminster, Tri-Cities

Register now for Paid Education Leave courses in Port Elgin taking place March 1–6! The registration deadline has been extended to January 30. This is a full week of courses focused on protecting workers and building strong, confident union activists: 🧐 Accident & Incident

Unifor is urging Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper to take every measure to mitigate job loss following the company’s announcement that it will cease newsprint operations by the end of the first quarter, potentially impacting more than a hundred jobs. unifor.org/news/all-news/…

The second edition of Freshet is now published. Freshet is the first English-language, community-run, non-profit co-op newspaper, delivering trusted local news created by the community, for the community—now available in #NewWestminster, #Burnaby, and the Tri-Cities.

Israel kills 3 more journalists in Gaza airstrike, including an employee of CBS News. This comes despite claims of a "ceasefire". We continue to see very little coverage of these war crimes from Western media. This silence is a betrayal of their colleagues. #EndImpunity

Today we honour the six Muslim men killed in the Quebec City mosque attack on Jan. 29, 2017. Their murders were an attack on the values of dignity, inclusion, and freedom that define us. Unifor rejects hate and stands for solidarity & justice for all. unifor.org/news/all-news/…

As AI and automation accelerate, the AI at Work conference underscored what’s at stake for workers across Canada. For Unifor, the goal remains protecting good jobs, workplace dignity and workers’ right to shape how technology is used at work. Read more: buff.ly/95Zm6B4

Catching up on MediaPolicy - Miller is flexible on CanCon - WAPO sunk by Trump - CRTC is stil-l-l-l deliberating - ready for Digital Media@Crossroads 2026 mediapolicy.ca/2026/01/31/cat… via MediaPolicy.ca

You mean a journalism co-op like the Freshet News?

Despite being one of the richest people on the planet, Jeff Bezos is gutting the Washington Post. This comes as the free press in America is under attack from the Trump regime and news deserts are spreading across the continent. #SaveLocalNews

Unifor is deeply concerned by Bell Media's announcement of layoffs impacting 20 Unifor members, who delivered quality, fact-based journalism to Canadians from coast-to-coast. buff.ly/uYKkcrz #canlab

Jeff Bezos gave $75 million to support Melania Trump's vanity film, but he doesn't have the money for the hundreds of journalists he laid off at The Post today. Democracy dies with Bezos – unless we fight back. Here's how you can help: newsguild.org/mass-layoffs-a…

My heart breaks for the families of Tumbler Ridge. This is unimaginable. Sending our love, solidarity and our deepest of sympathies to loved ones. Thinking of all those who work in schools across our country including Unifor members. 💔