Northumberland Labour Council

Congratulations to our #CLIFF2020 recipient of the Best Canadian Film Award, the Miguel Cifuentes Radical Change Award, and the Best-in-Festival Award! The Best... Canadian Film award recognizes the Canadian film which best meets CLiFF’s purpose of telling stories of workers, unionized and non-unionized, thorough film by sharing the voice of those who seek justice on the job and dignity in the workplace. This year's award was voted on by Canadian festival attendees. The Miguel Cifuentes Radical Change Award was created in memory of CLiFF’s late board member and a longtime labour activist, Miguel Cifuentes, who passed away in 2014. The award goes to the film that best reflects his passion for social justice and commitment to social change and is chosen by his family. The CLiFF Best-in-Festival Award is the film judged by CLiFF Board members to be the best in the festival. Each of these three awards carries with it a $100 CAD prize. Company Town is a 52 min documentary from Canada and Director Peter Findlay. On the anniversary of General Motors’ 100th year of manufacturing vehicles in Oshawa, Canada, the company announces it will be shuttering its plant in a year and the union mobilizes to fight to save jobs and the future of the community against huge odds. Company Town

I am not surprised Northumberland - Peterborough South MPP David Piccini voted against the Ontario NDP motion. He has always towed the party line. He will never will vote against the party. I am however flabbergasted and appalled that he would side with someone that is so racist as Charles McVety. I hope voters in his riding remember this at election time. These Conservatives are enabling hate Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia.

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women is on Sunday, #December6. Join the Ontario Federation of Labour for its Inaugural Day of Remembrance Virtual Candlelight Vigil to reflect, support and remember. RSVP now: http://ow.ly/icnl50CtBEK #december6 #onlab

Join guest host Sean McNeill this Saturday to discuss CLC's recent endorsement of former finance minister Bill Morneau to the OECD. Labour leaders and activists... have already condemned and distanced themselves from Hassan Yussuff's unilateral endorsement. Join us as we investigate how the CLC has come to be so divided at the top, to learn the political context in which this endorsement has occurred, and to imagine an alternative approach to political strategizing at the top of our union movement. Click the reminder button to be notified when the show starts.

Profits are rising at these supermarket chains. The grocery giants have also refused to reinstate pandemic pay for their employees. Prices have increased during this Covid Pandemic.

Northumberland Labour like to congratulate Alisha Watson of Campbellford District High School. She is the 2020 Northumberland Labour Council Award recipient as Top Co-Op student from Campbellford District High School. Alisha will be attending St. Lawrence College in the Nursing program.

Thursday September 17, 2020 Northumberland Peterborough South MPP David Piccini, along with 53 others Conservative MPPs, voted no to the NDP motion of capping class sizes at 15 students. NLC emailed MPP David Piccini with our concerns, and asking him why he voted NO. After several emails back and forth, and unable to meet, Northumberland Labour Council is making our email, Piccini's response, and our response public.

Today we wear orange shirt to remember the lives lost and those lives that were affected through the residential school system. More than 150,000 Indigenous children and youth were sent away to these residential schools, far away from their homes.

September 30 is Orange Shirt Day. People all across Canada will wear orange shirts to remember and honour Indigenous children who attended Residential Schools. Learn more about the tragedy of residential schools: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/

Northumberland Labour Council team just finished Walking Mile in Her Shoes Though our feet may be sore, money was raised for Cornerstone. Though final numbers are not calculated yet. It looks like we raised well over $3000 this year. When final numbers come in, they will be posted. Team members consisted of Dan Tobin, Stephen Helleiner, and Branden Fonovic . #walkamile2020 #mywalkmyway

Got fitted for red high heels for Saturday's "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" Here some pictures of the shoes.

What are your thoughts on on todays Throne speech?