Unifor says 49 unionized Bell Media workers given notice

Unifor announced last week it has been informed that 49 unionized Bell Media employees have been given notice, as the media company looks to consolidate its various Toronto-based news operations in one location. According to Unifor, unionized positions in Locals 79-M and 723-M are being impacted by what Bell Media calls the “Willow” plan to relocate its downtown Toronto news stations CP24, BNN and Newstalk 1010 to Agincourt, Ont., where CTV Toronto, CTV News Channel and CTV National News are already located. “The Bell Media cuts specifically impact production workers, including ENG editors and supervisors, media services coordinators, media services technicians, graphics...