Patrick Darrah

Executive vice-president of local 79M for CTV Toronto, Bell TV, Sportsnet & Shopping Channel

[Unifor79M @unifor79m]

General membership meetings for Bell and Rogers employees will be on May 12th and 13th.

There are 4 meetings for each unit and we'll be discussing new executives, social events and upcoming collective bargaining! ✊

Sign up here ➡️ https://t.co/HdsdWaTLS8

[Unifor79M @unifor79m]

Ready to start planning your summer? 😎

We have good news -- 79M has TWO social events on the horizon! 🗓️

May 2nd is our May Day party at Steam Whistle Brewery! Get tickets here: https://t.co/wRLEniwk6i

June 6th is our second annual Family Picnic! RSVP using the barcode below:

[Unifor79M @unifor79m]

Mark your calendars 🗓️ -- Local 79M and 723M are throwing their annual party on May 2nd!

There will be food, drink, great company and live music from Grooveyard ft. Lester McLean! 🎷

Get your tickets here: https://t.co/wRLEniwk6i

[Unifor79M @unifor79m]

General Membership Meetings for 79M members from Bell units are on Wednesday November 12th! 🗓️

We'll deliver the local report, preview upcoming events, and update you on CBA negotiations. ✊

You must RSVP for a meeting to get the Zoom link. Sign up here: https://t.co/syrLeWljwF

[Unifor Media @MediaUnifor]

Unifor floats local news as ‘service of exceptional importance’ “We’ll just lose more jobs, we’ll lose more journalists, we’ll have more news deserts, and our democracy will slip away,” Kitt said about the consequences of not bolstering regulatory mechanisms for local news funding, including from the Independent Local News Fund (ILNF) and Canadian programming expenditures (CPE). #savelocalnews
https://t.co/fghzd5rQ2w

[Unifor79M @unifor79m]

We are one week away from the "Planning For Your Future" seminar! ✊

If you have financial questions, salary questions or retirement questions, this event is for you!

You can attend in person or via Zoom. Please RSVP here: https://t.co/nga1XIVbE3

[Unifor79M @unifor79m]

Do you have questions about your financial future? 🤔

Local 79M can help....

We're hosting a virtual & in-person workshop:
Planning for Your Future -- Financial Knowledge is Power. ✊

You must RSVP to attend: https://t.co/6WxMzpu182

[Unifor79M @unifor79m]

We have two very exciting events coming up next month! 🥳

Planning For Your Future Workshop - RSVP here: https://t.co/nga1XIVbE3

Summer Picnic - RSVP here: https://t.co/T9HMuOMClR

[Unifor79M @unifor79m]

📢 LAST CALL FOR BELL TV, BELL MEDIA BARRIE, AGINCOURT & NATIONAL UNITS 📢

Your general membership meetings are TOMORROW!

There are 4 zoom sessions to choose from but you must RSVP here to get the link: https://t.co/vO7cUgt8fn

[Unifor79M @unifor79m]

It's a busy summer for 79M members! 😎

Please take note of the following events...

[Unifor79M @unifor79m]

Members from your local 79m have joined their brothers and sisters from across the country for a rally in Ottawa to send a message of solidarity to Bell! #ShameOnBell

[Unifor Media @MediaUnifor]

Unifor calls federal government deal with Google over Online News Act a step in the right direction #savelocalnews #journalism #c18 https://t.co/ikxvr48B3t

[Patrick Darrah @DarrahPatrick]

Amen.

[Unifor Media @MediaUnifor]

'local journalism...cannot be done by a single person....It has to be done day after day by people who monitor the deliberations of city council & the courts & the school boards...it requires...reporting skill to editorial judgment...it requires a newsroom.https://t.co/NDvyZEtBrK

[Jake Moore @79mpresident]

This is shameful. There is no other word for it. “Hey hey, lets go harass the media, haha we’re cool!!” No, you’re an asshole.

[Media Action Plan @MAP_Canada]

Alphabet (Google) broke $200 billion in revenue in 2021.
Almost all of that came from advertising that used to support journalism around the world.
It’s past time Alphabet pays for the content it takes from news publishers. #cdnmedia #cdnpoli
https://t.co/hWMDfTC0gZ via @Verge

[Media Action Plan @MAP_Canada]

U.S. Voices Concern Over Canada’s Plans for Digital Services Tax - Bloomberg https://t.co/5mpZbGZlwN

[Media Action Plan @MAP_Canada]

The next few months promise an intense chapter in the history of Canadian media as 3 Heritage Bills are scheduled to hit the order table; a revised Broadcasting Act, a Platform pay-for-news-content Bill, and online harms legislation.
#CdnMedia #Cdnpoli https://t.co/a6f4n1XrYL

[Media Action Plan @MAP_Canada]

Dear Minister @pablorodriguez @CdnHeritage,

Please tell us how you will meet your promise to level the playfield btw US online platforms & #CdnMedia w’in 100 days.

Australia did it in February.

There’s only 47 days left & all we hear is crickets.
#Cdnpoli #SaveLocalNews

[Patrick Darrah @DarrahPatrick]

Very few mentions of television news being compensated. This is another one.

[MediaPolicy.ca @howardalaw]

Australian regulator questions Facebook's refusal to make content deal with SBS, Down Under equivalent of our OMNI News. #savelocalnews https://t.co/4svKXb5LDg

[Craig Wadman. @craig_wadman]

Goodbye to a fellow cameraman and even bigger comedian. He was liked by most, but certainly not all and that was part of his charm. You served your country well sir.
#fallenbrother. #cameraman #RIP