2019 CALM Awards
1. Ed Finn Award for excellence in writing for print
Winner: Staff produced – AUPE “Keep it clean” by Maryn Edwards
Honourable mention: Staff produced – HSAA “Refugee family living ordinary dream” by Terry Inigo-Jones
Winner: Volunteer produced – OPSEU Local 242 “Beyond #Metoo” by Shannon Macrae
Honourable mention: Volunteer produced – SEIU-West “Humboldt strong” by Teegan Hunter
2. Best photograph
Winner: Staff Produced – PSAC
Honourable mention: Staff produced – SEIU-Healthcare
Winner: Volunteer Produced – British Columbia Teachers’ Federation, “The Knowledge Keepers Project”
Honourable mention: Volunteer produced – Unifor 1S
3. The Freeperson Award for best cartoon, illustration or infographic
Winner: Staff produced – CSN
Honourable mention: Unifor “The real cost of news”
Winner – Volunteer produced – BCTF – “My inclusion is…”
Honourable mention – Volunteer produced SCCC-UQO
4. Morden Lazarus Prize for best editorial, column, or opinion piece that thoughtfully argues labour’s position on an issue
Winner: Hospital Employees’ Union “Firing front-line workers no solution to recruitment” by Jennifer Whiteside
Honourable Mention: Manitoba Teachers’ Society “‘Twas the night before New Year’s” by George Stephenson”
5. The Cliff Scotton Prize for narrative, video, audio or visual that reflects history, traditions and culture of the labour movement
Winner: AUPE “AUPE Comics”
6. The Fighting Oppression Award for a communications initiative that raises consciousness and contributes to struggles against racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism and other forms of oppression and discrimination.
Winner: Unifor Workers with DisAbilities building our Union
7. Best campaign – can be produced by an ad agency – that exposes an anti-union or anti-social practice.
Winner: Best local campaign – volunteer produced – Cupe 3902 – Sick of Racism
Winner: Best local campaign – staff or agency produced – Hospital Employees Union – “Stop the mass layoffs at Lakeshore and Madison”
Winner: Best provincial or national campaign – HSAA – Ambulance Services
Honourable Mention: Best provincial or national campaign – NUPGE, Unions F@#K Yeah!
8. The Katie FitzRandolph Award for best overall regular print publication
Winner: Staff produced – UFCW 1518 – Summer Update
Winner: Volunteer produced – OPSEU Local 242: In/Sol
Le Prix Katie-FitzRandolph pour la meilleure publication imprimée – CSN – Le Point syndical
9. Rosemarie Bahr award for excellence in print layout and design in regular print publication
Winner: Staff produced – AUPE – Direct Impact
Winner: Volunteer produced – USW 1998 – 20th Anniversary Steel Drum
Honourable mention: Volunteer produced – OPSEU – In Solidarity
10. Meilleur article dʼopinion, de nouvelles ou dossier thématique
11. Best short video, made for TV broadcast or online distribution.
Winner: CSN – En route vers le respect
Honourable Mention: SEIU Healthcare – Team up for healthcare
12. Best narrative video, or video series documentary
Winner: PSAC – Here for Canada
Honourable Mention: Unifor – Save Local Media
13. Best audio production: radio ad, podcast.
Winner: SGEU: Radio Ad for Where the money didn’t go
14. Best hard copy promotional material
Winner: SGEU – Golf Balls
Honourable mention: PSAC – Red Dress Campaign
15. Dennis McGann Stroke-of-Genius Award for the most unusual, innovative, novel communications project.
Honourable mention: PSAC – Red Dress Campaign
16. Best Poster
Winner: Staff produced – CUPW
Winner: Volunteer produced – CUPW
17. Best membership mobilization material
Winner: AUPE – Bargaining Campaign – Dear Management: https://www.facebook.com/yourAUPE/photos/a.10150217340905970/10156233220790970/?type=3&theater
Honourable mention: MoveUP Stop the blood ban
Honourable mention: UFCW 1518 Z-Card
Winner: Volunteer produced – CUPW
18. Best website content
Winner: Staff produced – SGEU – SellingSaskatchewan.ca
Winner: Volunteer produced – CUPE 3902 – Sick of racism
19. Best website redesign
Winner: Staff produced: SEIU West
Winner: Volunteer produced: Unifor Local 199
20. Most innovative online tool
Winner: SGEU – SaskLiquorPricing App
CALM 2018 Awards judges
2019 awards judges – les juges des prix 2019
Writing categories (English)
Vicky Mochama
Vicky Mochama is a podcaster and columnist. She was the national columnist for Metro News where she wrote on race, gender and Canadian politics. She has also written columns for the Toronto Star and Flare Magazine. She is also a humour writer and a co-author of the best-selling Canadaland Guide to Canada. Her writing has been published in the Globe and Mail, TVO, NOW magazine and CBC.ca. (Photo credit Eduardo Lima)
Les catégories écrits (français)
Paige Galette
Haïtienne, activiste et féministe, Paige Galette a toujours été passionnée des mouvements politiques qui luttent pour la justice sociale. Elle milite activement au sein de divers mouvements, tels que celui des femmes, des communautés francophones en situation minoritaire, de la communauté noire, de la communauté Queer, ainsi qu’au sein du mouvement syndical luttant pour un marché équitable.
Nouvellement arrivée au Yukon après avoir vécu plusieurs années à Toronto, Paige a s’engage au sein de la communauté franco-yukonnaise, en travaillant pour l’épanouissement des filles et des femmes du Territoire en tant que Présidente du Conseil d’administration des EssentiElles.
Design categories
Samson Learn
Samson Learn is an east coast photographer with a knack for capturing emotions and candid moments. He’s a dark rum drinking storyteller, motivated heavily by connecting with and documenting cherished events and memories for others. Samson loves tacos and travel, avoids crowds, and prefers a good ol’ kitchen party over going out. You can find Samson wishing he had a dog and planning his dream house in the Annapolis Valley.
Broadcast categories
Amy Kishek
Amy Kishek is a Palestinian-Canadian podcast host, and labour lawyer. She works in-house for one of Canada’s largest public sector unions. representing members and the union in matters of labour and human rights law before labour boards and arbitrators across the country. She has appeared before parliamentary committees and provides legal education seminars. Amy is the co-host of the Ottawa-based Bad and Bitchy podcast, an intersectional feminist podcast offering topical weekly takes on politics, social issues and pop culture, and has contributed opinion pieces to both local and national publications. Amy was previously a political staffer and has a master’s degree in international political economy. Amy has worked with a number of organizations in federal lobbying and advocacy, including issues of unpaid internships and electing more women to federal politics. She embraces the label of social justice activist, has organized rallies and marches, and brings her feminism to her satirical writing at the Beaverton.
Online categories
Chris Parsons
Chris Parsons is a writer and organizer in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His writing on politics, history and labour has appeared in The Coast, Labour/Le Travail, Vice Canada, rankandfile.ca, and various other outlets. Parsons is also the co-host of the award-winning politics podcast Dog Island. He works for the Nova Scotia Health Coalition where he helps communities fight for universal, public health care.