Comrades,
Canada’s Labour movement has had a long and productive relationship with the United Way. This is true nationally, and it is equally true for the PDLC and our local United Way. Coming out of the pandemic, the United Way must now expand its capacity to address critical needs in our community. In doing so, of course, we aid fellow workers through the United Way’s partner agencies, workers who are helping people through crises, assisting those in need, and mapping paths from poverty to opportunity. The United Way gives us a way to help those whose jobs embody the principles of the Labour Movement. Compassion, Equity, Social Justice, and Solidarity.
This year’s United Way Campaign launches at the Healthy Planet Arena on Wednesday, September 21st at 7:00 am. If you’re available to join us for a hot breakfast and local entertainment, individual tickets are available for $25 at: https://www.uwpeterborough.ca/event/2022-campaign-launch/.
The Labour Council’s Executive is sponsoring a table and so do please come and find us when you arrive.
There is a great deal that Labour can do to build a stronger, healthier Peterborough through the United Way. It is for this reason that I recently agreed to serve as Board Chair of the United Way Peterborough and District and I am proud to have Marion Burton joining me as the PDLC’s other representative on the Board. In short, Labour is a strong voice at the Table, but it needs to be amplified by you.
In Solidarity,
Marcus
P.S. There are many more important events coming up in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned and follow us on Facebook.
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Marcus Harvey,
PDLC President