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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.
- CastPierre 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
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.
- CastPierre 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