​Thank you to everyone who participated in our 18th Annual Activist Awards Dinner and congratulations to our award and scholarship recipients!!! 
Our Activist Awards picture gallery is also posted below and we expect many more pictures to be added soon.

Our 2018 Political Activist Award recipient - Caleb Smolenaars
Caleb organized a student walkout at Nelson High School in Burlington  protesting Doug Ford's changes to the Ontario sex education and Indigenous curriculum.  Caleb presented the following PowerPoint presentation for attendees and has graciously given permission for us to share it here on the Oakville District Labour Council web page.  

#WeTheStudentsDoNotConsent​
 

 Activist Awards
George Hicks Lifetime Achievement Award
Recipient: Wally Syme
Presenter:  Dave Tremblay

Linda Jones Activist Award
Recipient: Nadia Collins. Unifor Local 707 Retiree
Presenter: Sandy Corrigan

Ontario Federation of Labour - Prevention Link Award
Recipient:  Debra (Debbie) Coulson of IUOE Local 793
Presenter:  Laurie Hardwick, Director - Prevention Link

Workers Health & Safety Centre Activist Award
Recipient:  Sherri Kerr of OSSTF District 20
Presenters:  Colin Post and Nancy Hutchison, WHSC Representative

Political Activist
Recipient: Caleb Smolenaars
Presenter: Maureen Weinberger

Barney Banovic United Way Social Activist Award
Recipient: Tim Batke, Unifor 707
Presenter:  Rita Thompson, United Way Labour Representative


Scholarship Awards
$500 George Hicks Scholarship Award
ETFO Halton

$500 Linda Jones Scholarship Award
CUPW Local 626

$1000 Sam Hammond Scholarship Award
Power Workers' Union