We voted on PWAC’s future on January 14, 2020, at an online special general meeting. We’re going to dissolve PWAC and amalgamate with the Canadian Media Guild Freelance Branch to form a new organization, the Canadian Freelance Guild.

This change is huge. PWAC has been a national arts service organization (NASO). CMG-F is associated with the Communication Workers of America-Canada, a labour union. Our bigger numbers will be an advantage in today’s freelancing world, but our legal and organizational adjustments will be considerable.

The history of centuries of guilds grounds our new organization and builds confidence, I think.

Our combined boards had our first online meeting two days ago, on January 23. We’re getting together in person for two days early in February. Our tasks include, for example, combining membership criteria and dues payment systems from both organizations. Our first AGM will likely be in October.

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