The Media Union of BC, (Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Local 2000) is the oldest continuous union in BC. We remain focused on the future, with 2,500 members across the province in the media and other dynamic industries.
Local News
CEP National donates $25,000 to Pakistan relief
September 1st, 2010
Our national union, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) has donated $25,000, through its Humanity Fund, to Oxfam emergency flood relief efforts in Pakistan and is raising …
Read More »Abby Times members vote to accept contract
August 26th, 2010
Local 2000 members at the Abbotsford Times on Thursday voted 7-5 to accept a two-year contract with no wage increases and no other changes to their contract. Fourteen members were …
Read More »Letter from Postmedia has no effect on union members
July 9th, 2010
Local 2000 members today received an email from Paul Godfrey that included an attached “offer of employment” as a pdf file.
This “offer” has no effect and should be ignored by …
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CEP condemns Postmedia job cuts
September 2nd, 2010
Postmedia Network Inc. has cut jobs since taking over the newspaper chain from Canwest Global Communications, a move Canada’s largest media union is calling “appalling” and “irresponsible.” Postmedia is undergoing …
Read More »Convergence, again?
September 2nd, 2010
Newspaper and TV newsroom mergers could become the next big thing as profit-pressed publishers and broadcasters seek to cut costs and strengthen their digital presence.
Read More »BBC staff vote 90% in favour of strike
September 2nd, 2010
BBC staff in the unions Bectu, Unite and the National Union of Journalists have voted by more than 90% in favour of strike action over proposed changes to the corporations’s …
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