Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁Sep 10, 2023

ACTRA president Eleanor Noble said her union has been locked out of its commercial jurisdiction by Canadian advertisers for "an unconscionable 501 days," while SAG-AFTRA has been on strike for 58 days.

"We are in our lockout and you are in your strike because of corporate greed. Corporate greed, making billions of dollars off the backs of performers," Noble said.

"We have said it time and time again — enough is enough."

#ACTRA #sagaftra #PayTheCreatives

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-actra-sag-aftra-rally-1.6962032

Canadian actors' union blames 'corporate greed' for long-running labour disputes | CBC News

Two unions representing actors and media professionals held a rally on Saturday outside the Toronto headquarters of Amazon and Apple, to highlight the plight of their members in long-running labour disputes.

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Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁Jul 7, 2023

The Toronto Star’s parent company will immediately halt all advertising on Facebook and Instagram in response Meta’s move to block news content from Canadian publications.

#Canada #Journalism #Meta #C18 #PayTheCreatives

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/07/06/toronto-stars-parent-company-immediately-suspends-advertising-on-facebook-and-instagram.html

Toronto Star’s parent company immediately suspends advertising on Facebook and Instagram

The decision comes after tech giants opted to stop sharing Canadian news content on their platforms after the Online News Act passed into legislation last month.

thestar.com