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Screening attendees will have the opportunity to vote for the Best Canadian Film Award following this screening! You will receive an email on 10 Nov with a link to vote for your favourite film.


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. This award includes a $100 CAD prize.

Workers’ power and success at the bargaining table comes about through solidarity and

organization. This documentary takes us through a brief history of the Canadian Union of Public

Employees (CUPE) public sector negotiations in New Brunswick with an emphasis on

coordinated bargaining and current campaigns since the pandemic. It has many lessons for

anyone in a union or wanting to organize – as we see the strategies and how they brought

about success and improved working conditions for public sector workers in CUPE NB.


This bilingual (English and French) documentary showcases the unity and resilience of 22,000 public sector workers in New Brunswick, Canada, as they strike against wage suppression. It explores strategic mobilization and collective bargaining efforts by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, culminating in a province-wide movement that successfully challenges austerity and sparks labour action across Canada. Produced by the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    0:22:14
  • Language
    English, French
  • Country
    Canada
  • Genre
    Documentary
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  • Cast
    Pierre Bourgeois, Patricia Brewer, Melissa Brown, Terry Crouse, Danika Depuis-Parker, Stephen Drost, Christine Goguen, Sandy Harding, Daniel Légère, Iris Lloyd, Michel Losier, Lorn Martin, Theresa McAllister, Shawna Morton, Simon Ouellette, Norma Robinson, Gabrielle Ross-Marquette, Laura Walton, Melinda Warren, Brien Watson, Chris Watson, Brent Wiggins