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Documentary | General Electric, Peterborough 🇨🇦 | Their town is sick and they want justice. Streaming on CBC Gem! https://teapawt.net/t.co/8hO5vke16r

Peterborough, Ontario
Joined December 2016
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PSA: We're sorry for our relative silence over the past year. In a cruel twist of fate, our producer (me) was diagnosed with cancer and has found it hard to manage our social media. The good news is, the film is still finding its way into classrooms and living rooms! Stay tuned.
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FAULT LINES. Presented by the OFL, featuring workers from the hardest hit sectors, including @UFCWCanada and @cupw members. From the producers of @townofwidows the film airs at @reframefilmfest Jan 26, starting at noon. Pre-order now!: shorturl.at/nvDM8
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Just thinking about the audacity of @Sflecce "insisting" educators provide "extra"-curricular activities as part of the same Ford government that passed legislation mandating allowing employees to disconnect from work after hours. #onted
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Peterborough, Ont., was home to a General Electric plant for over a century. The plant was the lifeblood of the community + took workers in like family. But over time, employees and their families noticed more GE workers dying from cancer. #DayofMourning cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/episodes/t…
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Hi everyone, Check the school absence data. In certain areas it has a lot to say. #onted
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It was a pleasure! The students asked profound questions and @townofwidows is a way to talk about why our health and safety is paramount, over profit.
Thank you @nluckhardt for speaking to @UofRegina @Hill_Levene BUS 354 OHS class about "Town of Widows" documentary. Such a powerful film. @townofwidows #ohs #canlab cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/episodes/t…
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Front page top fold @OttawaCitizen this morning. #EastwayTank
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Jana’s life changed in an instant from a head injury and concussion. Please contribute to this incredible project, featuring @JILLSLASTWORD. I started @townofwidows, now on CBC Docs, using a @gofundme and it’s the only way the documentary could’ve happened tinyurl.com/5n6zc8jh
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another successful 3 year wait for "access" to "information"
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Monsanto has agreed to plead guilty and pay $12 million in fines after illegally exposing workers to pesticides in Hawaii ▶️ bit.ly/3F51T6M
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Don’t miss your chance! Town of Widows is only $6.99 during a flash sale until midnight tonight! Buy now on iTunes and Apple TV: tinyurl.com/ywx3edmm
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Hold onto your hats, America. Town of Widows is only $6.99 during a flash sale from now until Sunday, December 19th (midnight), days before its release! Buy now on iTunes and Apple TV: tinyurl.com/ywx3edmm
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Less than a week to pre-order @townofwidows on ITunes and AppleTV in the US! Only $12.99 to watch working class history. Find it here: tinyurl.com/ywx3edmm
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Two weeks left to pre-order Town of Widows if you're in the US! Order now on ITunes: tinyurl.com/ywx3edmm Featuring @TorontoStar journalist @SaraMojtehedz.
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Occupational disease compensation claims must also consider evidence gathered by affected workers and their families, says @McIntyrePPro founder Janice Martell. @odreform #CanLab bit.ly/3oCwH7R
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Guess what America? The time is finally here! We're proud to announce a partnership with @GravitasVOD - and a link to Town of Widows is finally available in the US! Pre-order NOW for a limited time: itunes.apple.com/us/movie/to… For release in late December!
“It took six-and-a-half years for Sara Sharpe to win a workplace cancer claim on behalf of her husband… Shortly after retiring from the [GE Peterborough] plant, he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He died within two weeks. ‘It was never about money,’ she said.”
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ON NOW: Listen to these widows - some of whom have been waiting for 30 yrs for @WSIB compensation after their loved ones died. Live with @Wayne_Gates, workplace disease clusters across Canada are demanding the Ford gov't reform the system - not give back "surplus" to employers.
This morning, the Occupational Disease Reform Alliance (ODRA) and @Wayne_Gates are announcing four demands of the Ford Government to fix the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). WATCH HERE: fb.watch/8XMhmtr4L4/ #onpoli #onlab
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