Union urges CRTC to expedite public inquiry into news cuts at Rogers’ OMNI Television

TORONTO – A union representing some employees at TV stations operated by Rogers Media is using the upcoming federal election to help push forward its demand that the CRTC “hold Rogers to account” for cutting news on its OMNI TV stations earlier this year.In a letter to the CRTC dated August 29, 2015, Unifor Local 723M says that “ethnic communities across Canada have been denied access to free television news about the election in their languages since the election was called” earlier this month. This, continues the letter, is why the Commission should expedite Unifor’s request filed in June for...