| Summary: | Julie Mitchell interviewed by Patrick Baker about occupational life, unions, local politics, and music and entertainment. 00:00-01:23-September 26, 2019, Patrick Baker, interview, Julia Mitchell;01:23- teenager, accordion music not cool, traditional Newfoundland music; 02:26-pregnancy, Sobey’s, vocational school, Atlantic Fish/Fishery Products, school secretary, rich career, staff, kids; 05:40-CUPE(Canadian Union of Public Employees) secretary-treasurer, social activism, poor, underdogs, collective agreement, non-union workers, social supports; 18:36-personal qualities, strong speaker, think on feet, know what she is talking about; Southern District Labour Council, president, GST lobby, local strikes, seasonal workers; 12:31- cod moratorium, life changing for people and communities, long term support, TAGS(The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy),retraining, heartbreak, Trepassey, Marystown shipyard, trawlers, bleak years; 19:04- municipal politics, town councilor, two terms, 8 years, love town , give something back, Fishery Products International, Ocean Choice International, fish plant, tax base, FPI Protection Act, dependency, one industry, expand, diversify; 23:30- legacy, town council, water treatment plant, sports complex, YMCA; 25:01- NDP( New Democratic Party) candidate, 2007, 2011, philosophy, 2011 election, demise of fish plant, intense campaign; 28:24- special ballot, Clyde Jackman PC candidate, 40 vote lead, incumbent, recount, pro bono court challenge, special ballot, 8 years, unconstitutional, important changes; disappointment, happy about changes; 34:05-Election result, NDP, official opposition, disintegration, Joey Smallwood, NDP communist party, Tommy Douglas, beliefs, Medicare, pay equity;39;10- local influences, mentors, Matt Murphy, fisheries union people, Ches Cribb, federation of labour, union and social issues, business, Martin Saunders, health and safety; 43:05- Martin Saunders, story, Foster Hewitt, John Lewis, Baytona, Gayside, queer; 46:58- Burin Peninsula folk Festival, involved from #2 to ...
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