Congratulations to all of our winners!
The following winners represent some of the best and most inspired work in labor communications and are to be congratulated in promoting the highest standards of labor journalism.
Max Steinbock Award
The highest single award for journalistic excellence
People’s World
Veterans’ health care in crosshairs of privatization forces
By Roberta Wood
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
First Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Use of Social Media / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
2016 Presidential Campaign Rapid Response
AFGE Communications Department
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Collateral / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
You Have an Ally in AFGE – Washington Post Ad
AFGE Communications Department
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Newspapers and Newsletters (Print) / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
AFGE Government Standard: May/June 2016
AFGE Communications Department
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photograph / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Veterans Rally
AFGE Communications Department
Writing Awards / Best Editorial or Column / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
No, the VA is not broken
AFGE Communications Department
Writing Awards / Best Electronic Content / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
AFGE Activist Mobile App
AFGE Communications Department
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Electronic Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
AFGE Week in Review
AFGE Communications Department
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Website, App or Electronic Publication
AFGE Activist Mobile App
AFGE Communications Department
Visual Communication Awards / Best Informational Graphic / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Definition of a Federal Employee
AFGE Communications Department
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photo Essay or Gallery / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The Hallowed Grounds of D.C.: A Look into Black History and Civil Rights Through Photos
AFGE Communications Department
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Political Action / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
VA Staff, Vets Fight Closures at Dozens of Rallies
AFGE Communications Department
Third Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best News Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Labor Day: We Earned it
AFGE Communications Department
General Excellence / Website / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
AFGE National Website
AFGE Communications Department
AFM Local 47
First Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Magazines (Print)
Overture Magazine
Linda A. Rapka
Writing Awards / Best Electronic Content / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Overture Online
Linda A. Rapka
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Electronic Publication / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
The Local 47 Beat – Email Newsletter
Linda A. Rapka
Third Place Awards
General Excellence / Electronic Publication / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Overture Online App
Linda A. Rapka
AFM Local 802
First Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 1,001-10,000
Allegro magazine
Mikael Elsila, editor
AFSCME Council 28/WFSE
First Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Audio/Podcast/Radio Broadcast / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
WFSE Local 443 Radio Ad Series – Ginger Bernethy
Chuck Bolland, Tim Welch
Electronic Media / Best Use of Social Media / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Baby Jayden
Charles Loeffler, Michael Wilsey, Laura Reisdorph
Visual Communication Awards / Best Informational Graphic / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Raises have not kept up with cost of living
Laura Reisdorph
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Collective Bargaining / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
31 days that changed our lives
Tim Welch
Third Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Audio/Podcast/Radio Broadcast / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
WFSE Local 443 Radio Ad Series – Adam Draude
Chuck Bolland, Tim Welch
General Excellence / Blog / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Federation Hotline News
Tim Welch
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / Local/Regional/State Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
General Government Gains 2017-2019 Tentative Agreement
Olympia Field Office, Scott Smriga
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Newspapers and Newsletters (Print)
Washington State Employee (WSE) – union newspaper
Tim Welch
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions
WFSE/AFSMCE Planner 2017
Tim Welch, Laura Reisdorph
Writing Awards / Best Electronic Content / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
HOTLINE News Service
Tim Welch
AFSCME Council 37
Third Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Issues/Advocacy Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
DC 37 Activists Head to Philadelphia to Get-Out-the-Vote for Clinton
Clarence Elie Rivera and Joseph Lopez
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Collective Bargaining / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
CUNY campaign
Gregory N. Heires
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Blog / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
DC 37 Blog
DC 37 Communications Department
AFSCME Council 5 Minnesota
First Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Feature Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Plowing straight into a winter white-out: MnDOT drivers brave the ice, read the snow like tea leaves
Lynette Kalsnes
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 30,001 +
Stepping Up Magazine
Lynette Kalsnes
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
First Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The Positive Rate, Spring, Summer 2016
Production Coordinator: Michelle Young, Editor: Mary Kennedy, Designer: Kim Agnew (Spring), Mary Ann Walsh (Summer)
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The Widget (Delta MEC), Spring 2016
Production Coordinator: Michelle Young, Editor: Gina Leahy, Designer: Mary Ann Walsh
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Magazines (Print) / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Winter Is Coming, 6th Annual Photography Issue
Susan Boulter
Visual Communication Awards / Best Informational Graphic / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
ALPA Pilots Safeguard the Environment on Every Flight
Susan Boulter
Writing Awards / Best Analysis / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Listening to That Little Voice
Roger Cox
Second Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best News Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Aviation Workers Rally to #denyNAI Video
Script: Sharon Bhagwandin, Editing: Eric Snow
Electronic Media / Best Promotional Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
ALPA 2016 Board of Directors Mtg: Powered by Pilots Video
Script: Sharon Bhagwandin, Camera: Eric Davis, Editing: Eric Snow, Music: Wesley Brandt
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The Wiss-key (ALPA Air Wisconsin MEC)
Production Coordinator: Michelle Young, Editor: Mary Kennedy, Designer: Kim Agnew
Writing Awards / Best Labor History Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Saluting a Man Who Spoke for Pilots When They Needed a Voice
John Perkinson
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
First Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Longform Audio / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Lunch with Labor – WOLB Radio
Amalgamated Transit Union, ATU Local 1300 and Cheryl Fields
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Flyer / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
GOTV Cleveland Indians Flyer
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Mail Piece / National/International Unions & Allied Organizations
Trump Cliff
Amalgamated Transit union
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Persuasive Message / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Local 1300 In card
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Visual Communication Awards / Best Cartoon / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Trump Cliff
Amalgamated Transit Union International and Mike Konopacki
Visual Communication Awards / Best Illustration / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Trump Dangerous for Public Transit
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Writing Awards / Best Profile / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
ATU Heroes Go Above and Beyond
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Second Place Awards
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Collateral / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
ATU Hillary train t-shirt logo
Amalgamated Transit Union International and Mike Konopacki
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Magazines (Print)
In Transit
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Writing Awards / Best Editorial or Column / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
What would Rosa Parks do?
Larry Hanley
Writing Awards / Best Electronic Content / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
ATU Website
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Third Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Promotional Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
ATU International 58th Convention Opening Convention Video
Amalgamated Transit Union International and Jonathan Tasini
General Excellence / Print Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
In Transit
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Newspapers and Newsletters / Magazines
In Transit
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Magazines (Print) / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
In Transit Magazine Has Gone MAD
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Visual Communication Awards / Best Informational Graphic / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
ATU by the Numbers – In Transit Sept/Oct
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Electronic Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
ATU Dispatch
Amalgamated Transit Union International
American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
First Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Feature Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Delfeayo Marsalis: Creating Tomorrow’s Music Through Traditions of the Past
Theresa Litz
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Print Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
International Musician, March and April 2016
Managing Editor: Cherie Yurco / Publisher: Sam Folio
Writing Awards / Best News Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Hamilton Local Doubles Its Membership
Cherie Yurco
American Postal Workers Union
First Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Labor History Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
A Look Back, Paul Robeson: Internationally Acclaimed Performer, Champion of the People
APWU Communications Department
Second Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photograph / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Staples Rings NASDAQ Bell, Protesters ‘Ruin’ Their Day
APWU Communications Department
Third Place Awards
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Collective Bargaining / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
We Have a New Union Contract!
President Mark Dimondstein
Honorable mention
Writing Awards / Best News Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
480-481 Local Takes Stand Against Hostile Work Environment
APWU Communications Department
Association of Penn State College & University Faculities (APSCUF)
First Place Awards
General Excellence / Electronic Publication / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
APSCUF Update, Oct. 12 and Nov. 2, 2016
Kathryn Morton, Dr. Kenneth M. Mash, Carrie Hillman
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Persuasive Message / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Don’t believe me? Just watch: PA legislators gone wild!
Dr. Kenneth M. Mash, APSCUF president
Second Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Use of Social Media / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
APSCUF faculty strike
Kathryn Morton and Carrie Hillman
Visual Communication Awards / Best Informational Graphic / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Know your by-laws: Strike-authorization process
Kathryn Morton
BCTGM International Union
First Place Awards
Multimedia Award / Best Multimedia Campaign
Fight for American Jobs – Campaign Against Nabisco/Mondel
Ron Baker, Corrina Christensen, Michelle Ellis
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Just Born: Not that SWEET (Peeps on Strike)
Matthew Clark & Michelle Ellis
Writing Awards / Best Feature Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Nabisco Layoffs Exemplify America’s Failed Trade Laws
Corrina Christensen
Third Place Awards
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Support American Jobs! Check the Label!
Matthew Clark & Michelle Ellis
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Magazines (Print)
BCTGM for Clinton/Kaine
Michelle Ellis
California Federation of Teachers
First Place Awards
General Excellence / Blog / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
President’s Blog
Joshua Pechthalt, CFT President
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Collateral / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Yes on Proposition 55 campaign
CFT Editorial and Design Teams
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Flyer / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Yes on Proposition 55: Keep Education Funded
Jane Hundertmark, Publications Director, and Kajun Design
Writing Awards / Best Labor History Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Being there for our students in a time of fear and hate
Emily Wilson, CFT Reporter
Second Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Single-Issue Publication (Print)
CFT Pocket Calendar 2016-17
Jane Hundertmark, Publications Director, and Kajun Design
Third Place Awards
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions
CFT Pocket Calendar 2016-17
Jane Hundertmark, Publications Director, and Kajun Design
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Website, App or Electronic Publication
www.cft.org
CFT Website Team
Writing Awards / Best Labor History Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
The woman who helped California women win the vote
Bill Morgan, CFT Labor in the Schools Committee
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Website / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
www.cft.org
CFT Website Team
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Third Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Promotional Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Unions: Working People Standing Together
California Labor Federation
Visual Communication Awards / Best Informational Graphic / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Blueprint for Victory, California Labor 2016
Jody Ginsberg
Honorable mention
Electronic Media / Best Use of Social Media / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
We Are With Chuck Jones
Steve Smith, Rachel Warino, Jody Ginsberg
California School Employees Association
First Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Single-Issue Publication (Print)
CalGen Summit Program
CSEA Communications Staff
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions
25 Years of Value: 2016 Member Benefits Guide
CSEA Communications Staff
General Excellence / Website / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
csea.com
CSEA Communications Staff
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photo Essay or Gallery / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Appreciating Classified Employees
CSEA Communications Staff
Third Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/State Federations, Central Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations

Focus Magazine
CSEA Communications Staff
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Magazines (Print)
Focus Magazine, May/June 2016
CSEA Communications Staff
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Magazines (Print) / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Dedicated to Student Safety
CSEA Communications Staff // Photo by Steve Lira
Writing Awards / Best Profile / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Honoring Women who have Served our Country
CSEA Communications Staff // Story by Hugo Jimenez
CWA Local 1180
First Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Newspapers and Newsletters (Print)
America Has Always Been a Melting Pot
Marci Rosenblum
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 1,001-10,000
Communique
Marci Rosenblum
Writing Awards / Best Analysis / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
America Has Always Been a Melting Pot
Marci Rosenblum
Third Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Newspapers and Newsletters (Print) / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Communique
Marci Rosenblum
Heartland Labor Forum
First Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Longform Audio / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Do Harley’s Dreams of Personal Freedom Extend to Its Workers?
Judy Ancel
Second Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Audio/Podcast/Radio Broadcast / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Defending Kansas City Missouri Schools
Cris Mann
IAMAW District Lodge 142
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 10,001-30,000
Spring – Summer 2016
Dave Supplee
IBEW Local 1245
First Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Promotional Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Linemen Without Borders
IBEW 1245
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 10,001-30,000
Utility Reporter
Rebecca Band
Newspapers and Newsletters / Magazines
Utility Reporter
Rebecca Band
Second Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Newspapers and Newsletters (Print) / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Utility Reporter
Rebecca Band
Third Place Awards
General Excellence / Website / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
IBEW 1245 website
Rebecca Band
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Collateral / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Keep Diablo Canyon Open rally sign
Rebecca Band
Writing Awards / Best Electronic Content / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
IBEW 1245 website
Rebecca Band
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB)
First Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Promotional Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The Meaning of Boilermaker Brotherhood
Boilermakers History Preservation Department/Wide Awake Films
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Newspapers and Newsletters (Print)
The Boilermaker Reporter
Editor-in-Chief, Newton B. Jones; Managing Editor, Mike Linderer; Designer, Mary Echols
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Website / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
www.formaunion.com
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers; Tim Canon, Webmaster; Mike Linderer, Director of Communications; Mary Echols, Designer
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Magazines (Print) / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The Boilermaker Reporter
Editor-in-Chief, Newton B. Jones; Managing Editor, Mike Linderer; Designer, Mary Echols
Writing Awards / Best Profile / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Retired Local 169 member finds expression in poetry
Mike Linderer, Managing Editor
Third Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photograph / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Waterwall
Mike Linderer, photographer
Labor Tribune (St. Louis/Southern Illinois)
Third Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best News Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Laborers 110’s business manager shares tragic story of son’s battle with heroin
Sheri Gassaway
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 30,001+
St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune
Labor Tribune Staff
Writing Awards / Best Labor History Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Is this the birthplace of the labor movement? Historian thinks it might be
Carl Green
Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building & Construction Trades Council
First Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Profile / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Trades Pitch In to Help One Of Our Own
Robert Buscemi
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Political Action / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Coalition Fights Anti-Union Plan
Robert Buscemi
Second Place Awards
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Organizing / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Ex-Convicts Earn Apprentice Slots At Boot Camp
Mark Edward Nero
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Political Action / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
We Must Pass Measure M
Ron Miller
Third Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photo Essay or Gallery / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Demolishing A Landmark: Trades Clear The Way For New 6th Street Bridge
Kenneth Johansson, Photographer
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photograph / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Building Trades News November 2016 Issue; Front Page – Buildilng Trades Members in Tunnel
Kenneth Johansson, Photographer
Writing Awards / Best Editorial or Column / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
I’m Not Going To Tell You How To Vote
Ron Miller
Honorable mention
Visual Communication Awards / Best Informational Graphic / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Building Trades News October 2016 Issue – Front Page
Ron Miller, Anne-Marie Otey
Writing Awards / Best News Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
We Stand Together
Beige Luciano-Adams
Writing Awards / Best Profile / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Local 5 Insulator Wins Western Contest
Karen Robes Meeks
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Political Action / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Say No To Building Ban
Anne-Marie Otey
Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Blog / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
METRO WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO
Chris Garlock
Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
Second Place Awards
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Collective Bargaining / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Day four of strike: Nurses highlighted violence they suffer on job
Steve Share
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/State Federations, Central Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations

Minneapolis Labor Review, November 18, 2016 and December 16, 2016 issues
Steve Share, editor
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Newspapers and Newsletters (Print)
Minneapolis Labor Review, November 18, 2016 issue
Steve Share, editor
NYS Public Employees Federation
Second Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Labor History Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Bayard Rustin, an activist driven by passion for equality
Deborah A. Miles
Third Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Use of Social Media / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Lime Green Envelope – Your Vote, Your Voice Campaign
Mayra Ithier
Honorable mention
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Collective Bargaining / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Landmark Contract Deal Awaits YOUR Vote
Deborah A. Miles
Oregon School Employees Association (AFT 6732)
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/State Federations, Central Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations

OSEA Journal
Michael Plett & Jason Cox
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Newspapers and Newsletters (Print)
OSEA Journal, Jan-Feb 2016
Michael Plett
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
First Place Awards
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Mail Piece / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Dan Truitt Has Never Been On Our Side
Mike Johnson
People’s World
First Place Awards
The Max Steinbock Award
Veterans’ health care in crosshairs of privatization forces
Roberta Wood
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photo Essay or Gallery / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Chicago Teachers Union one-day strike
Teresa Albano
Writing Awards / Best News Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Arkansas poultry workers see wages plucked
C.J. Atkins
Writing Awards / Best Series / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The Pulse shooting in Orlando
C.J. Atkins, Patrick Foote, Larry Rubin, and John Wojcik
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Collective Bargaining / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Covered Bridge potato chip strike ends in “tremendous victory”
C.J. Atkins
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Organizing / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Yale graduate teachers petition NLRB for union recognition
Joelle Fishman
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Political Action / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Chicago teachers’ strike puts focus on Rauner state budget crisis
Teresa Albano
Second Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Analysis / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The labor movement won’t thrive if it doesn’t help Black women to survive
Chauncey K. Robinson
Writing Awards / Best Labor History Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Letter carriers bear a heavy weight for all of us
John Dick
Writing Awards / Best News Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Sofitel hotel workers in LA: Invisible no more
Eric A. Gordon
Writing Awards / Best Series / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The Flint water crisis
Patrick Foote, Earchiel Johnson, Larry Rubin and Blake Skylar
Third Place Awards
General Excellence / Electronic Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
www.peoplesworld.org
Peoples World staff and editors
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Website, App or Electronic Publication
www.peoplesworld.org
Peoples World staff and editors
Writing Awards / Best Analysis / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
House of labor grapples with jobs vs. environment again
Teresa Albano
Writing Awards / Best Editorial or Column / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Fascism in the White House: It’s not just Trump
C.J. Atkins
Writing Awards / Best Feature Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
From LA to Vegas, door knocking for Clinton
Eric A. Gordon
Writing Awards / Best News Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
United flight attendants demonstrate worldwide for a contract
Eric A. Gordon
Writing Awards / Best Series / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
What does Black Lives Matter mean under capitalism?
Chauncey K. Robinson
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Political Action / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Hundreds arrested at US Capitol for demanding restoration of democracy
Larry Rubin
Honorable mention
Writing Awards / Best News Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Fight for 15: “McDonalds, take sexual harassment off the menu”
Joelle Fishman
Tenacious Chicago Reader staff buckles in for arduous negotiations
Patrick Foote
Writing Awards / Best Profile / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Nabisco worker fears her middle class life will slip away
Patrick Foote
Professional Employees Association
First Place Awards
General Excellence / Website / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The Professional Employees Association website
Brett Harper
Third Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Labor History Story / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Paid Parenting, Winning Maternity and Parental Leave Benefits
Ben Isitt
Writing Awards / Best Profile / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Librarians are our 21st Century Storytellers
Jessica Woollard
Honorable mention
Newspapers and Newsletters / Magazines
The Professional
Brett Harper (Editor)
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Magazines (Print)
The Professional
Brett Harper (Editor)
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Magazines (Print) / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
The Professional September issue
Brett Harper (Editor)
Writing Awards / Best Analysis / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
If we’re not machines, why are we expected to work like them?
Jackie Wong
Professional Staff Congress (PSC)
First Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photo Essay or Gallery / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
A year of action for contract justice
Photos by Dave Sanders, Erik McGregor and Marty Kerins; Captions by Shomial Ahmad
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photograph / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
CUNY needs a raise
Dave Sanders
Second Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Use of Social Media / Local Unions
CUNY Strike Authorization Vote #CUNYStrikeAuth
PSC Communications Staff
Multimedia Award / Best Multimedia Campaign
PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONGRESS STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE
PSC Communications Staff
Writing Awards / Best Feature Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Muslims want answers on surveillance
Shomial Ahmad
Third Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 10,001-30,000
Clarion
Adele M. Stan (Editor), Shomial Ahmad (Associate Editor)
Honorable mention
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Single-Issue Publication (Print)
CUNY writers against austerity
Thencasti Paulino
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Newspapers and Newsletters (Print) / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
September Issue, Clarion
Margarita Aguilar
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Organizing / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
41 arrested in CUNY funding protest outside gov’s office
Adele M. Stan and Shomial Ahmad
PTE 17
First Place Awards
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions
Welcome – New Member Guide
Deidre Girard
Third Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 1,001-10,000
Insight Magazine
Deidre Girard
RWDSU
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Website / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
www.rwdsu.org
RWDSU
SAG-AFTRA
First Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best News Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
SAG-AFTRA Members Picket at WB Games
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
General Excellence / Electronic Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
SAG-AFTRA Digital Special Issue 2016
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Magazines (Print)
SAG-AFTRA Magazine Fall 2016
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing and Yvette Youssefia
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Single-Issue Publication (Print)
President Ken Howard: A Celebration of Life
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations 

SAG-AFTRA Magazine
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Single-Issue Publication (Print)
SAG-AFTRA Broadcast Members Poster
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Collective Bargaining / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Why We Strike
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing and Tom Leupold
Third Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Issues/Advocacy Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
SAG-AFTRA Fights for Fair Wages at Droga5
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Electronic Media / Best Longform Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Actor to Actor with Lily Tomlin
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photo Essay or Gallery / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Celebrating Carol Burnett
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Honorable mention
Electronic Media / Best Issues/Advocacy Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Support KNBR Employees
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Electronic Media / Best Longform Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Actor to Actor with Carol Burnett
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Electronic Media / Best Promotional Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Celebrating Union Members at the SAG Awards (Series)
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Website, App or Electronic Publication
SAG-AFTRA Digital Special Issue
SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing
Sender’s Communications Group
First Place Awards
General Excellence / Blog / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Labor 411 Blog
Senders Communications Group, Inc.
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / Local/Regional/State Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Los Angeles Labor 411 Directory 2016
Senders Communications Group, Inc.
Second Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Use of Social Media / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
Best Use of Social Media: Original Facebook Memes/Images
Sahid Fawaz
Honorable mention
Visual Communication Awards / Best Informational Graphic / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
United Teachers of Los Angeles Publication Graphics: September 2016 Issue
Mike Kritzer
Society of Professional Engineers and Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA)/IFPTE 2001
First Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/State Federations, Central Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
SPEEA Spotlite
Bill Dugovich, SPEEA Communications Director, Karen McLean, SPEEA Publications Editor, Lori Dupuis SPEEA Web and Graphic Designer, Amber Musselman SPEEA Communications Support
St. Paul Regional Labor Federation
Second Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Editorial or Column / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Missed opportunity 50 years ago offers insight into labor’s current challenges
Dave Kamper
Third Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Analysis / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Fight for $15 putting upward pressure where it’s needed on wages
Michael Moore
Stew Ransom (ATU Local 726)
Honorable mention
Electronic Media / Best Longform Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
The 100th Anniversary of ATU Local 726
Stewart Ransom
Transport Workers Union
First Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Issues/Advocacy Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
TWU Local 100 Organizes National Bike Share
Mary Matthews
Electronic Media / Best Longform Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
TWU Local 223: 75 Years
Mary Matthews
Second Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Issues/Advocacy Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
TWU Takes on Fast Act
Mary Matthews
Electronic Media / Best Longform Video / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations
TWU Local 556 Takes on Wall Street
Mary Matthews
TWU Local 100
Second Place Awards
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Persuasive Message / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Who Moves NYC?
Designer: Noah Rodriguez
Third Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Illustration / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Transit Worker a Heroine in New Ghostbusters Movie
Fred Harper
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Organizing / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
TWU Stands Tall for Pedicabbies in Stand Off with de Blasio
Alan Saly
UFCW Local 1428
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 1,001-10,000
Fall – Winter 2016-17
Mark Ramos
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Magazines (Print) / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Supermarket Contracts Ratified!
Mark Ramos
UFCW Local 1445
First Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Newspapers and Newsletters (Print) / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
UFCW Local 1445 Union News Fall 2016
Linda Ferrazzara
Honorable mention
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 10,001-30,000
UFCW Local 1445 Union News
Linda Ferrazzara (editor)
UFCW Local 175 & 633 CANADA
First Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Website, App or Electronic Publication
UFCW Locals 175 & 633
Jennifer Tunney
Second Place Awards
General Excellence / Single-Issue Publication / Local/Regional/State Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
The #AlteredLivesProject
Jennifer Tunney
Third Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Single-Issue Publication (Print)
Join Your Union @ Toronto Pride 2016
Jennifer Tunney
Honorable mention
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Magazines (Print)
Checkout September 2016
Jennifer Tunney
UFCW Local 324
First Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Cartoon / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Off The Wall July/August 2016
Chris Aubin
Writing Awards / Best Analysis / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
The Billionaire Bully
Todd Conger
Writing Awards / Best Editorial or Column / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Don’t be Fooled by Management You Aren’t Even on Their Priority List
Greg Conger
Second Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Profile / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Crews Control: They are Anonymous, Nocturnal and Sometimes Misunderstood
Todd Conger
Honorable mention
Writing Awards / Best Analysis / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Crews Control: They are Anonymous . . .
Todd Conger
Writing Awards / Best Feature Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Crews Control: They are Anonymous . . .
Todd Conger
UFCW Local 400
First Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best News Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Local 400 Members Save Their Stores
Mark P. Federici
Second Place Awards
Newspapers and Newsletters / Magazines
Local 400 Union Leader
Mark P. Federici
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Collateral / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Brewing a Union at Lipton Tea Plant
UFCW Local 400
Political Action/Organizing Campaign / Best Flyer / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Is your future being decided without you?
UFCW Local 400
Visual Communication Awards / Best Illustration / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Calling it ‘right to work’ is like calling drowning ‘right to swim’
Jonathan Williams, UFCW Local 400
Visual Communication Awards / Best Photograph / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Local 400 Kroger associates in Roanoke vote to authorize a strike
UFCW Local 400
Third Place Awards
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Political Action / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
“Right to Work” Rammed Down Throat of WV Workers
Mark P. Federici
UFCW Local 8 – Golden State
First Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 30,001 +
Spring – Summer 2016
Jacques Loveall
Second Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Magazines (Print) / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Winter 2015-16
Jacques Loveall
UFCW Local 99
Second Place Awards
Writing Awards / Best Series / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
UFCW Local 99 Labor History Series
Jim McLaughlin
UFT (AFT Local 2)
First Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best News Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
What the anti-union Friedrichs case is really about
Brian Gibbons
Electronic Media / Best Use of Social Media / Local Unions
uftny on Instagram
Ernst Raymond
Second Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Promotional Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Community Learning Schools: A new approach
Brian Gibbons
Writing Awards / Best News Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
After long road to classroom, teacher fears deportation
Rachel Nobel
Third Place Awards
General Excellence / Print Publication / Local/Regional/Statewide Labor Unions in one of the following categories based on size / 30,001 +
New York Teacher
Joe LoVerde
Writing Awards / Best Feature Story / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Have art cart, will travel
Christina Cheakalos
Writing Awards / Best Series / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Union Loud and Proud Friedricks Preparation Campaign
Deidre McFadyen
United Mine Workers of America
First Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / National/International Unions, Federations, Councils & Allied Organizations / Website, App or Electronic Publication
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA Communications
University of Minnesota Labor Education Service
First Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Issues/Advocacy Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
APWU Fighting for Justice
Howard Kling
Electronic Media / Best Longform Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
U.S. Labor Delegation to Vietnam 2016: Building Solidarity and Friendship
Howard Kling
General Excellence / Website / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Workday Minnesota
Barb Kucera
Writing Awards / Best Series / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Wage Theft: series of articles and videos launched on February 22, 2016. The collection continuing through 2016 (and to the present)
Barb Kucera, Howard Kling, Randy Croce, Joey Getty
Second Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best Issues/Advocacy Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Wage Theft Video Collection
Howard Kling, Randy Croce
Electronic Media / Best News Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
$15/Hour – Now Voters Will Decide
Randy Croce
Third Place Awards
Electronic Media / Best News Video / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Minnesota Nurses Begin Open Ended Strike on Labor Day 2016
Howard Kling
Honorable mention
Multimedia Award / Best Multimedia Campaign
Wage Theft Multimedia Campaign
Barb Kucera, Howard Kling, Randy Croce, Josh Keller, Joey Getty
UUP (United University Professions)
First Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Front Page/Cover / Magazines (Print) / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Rise Up! Dec. 2016/Jan. 2017
Karen L. Mattison
Visual Communication Awards / Best Illustration / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
Dec. 2016/Jan. 2017 cover
Karen L. Mattison
Writing Awards / Saul Miller Awards / Organizing / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
“One membership card at a time”
Darryl McGrath
Second Place Awards
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Magazines (Print)
Dec.2016/Jan. 2017
Karen L. Mattison
Visual Communication Awards / Best Design / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations / Website, App or Electronic Publication
UUP Website
Mike Lisi
Writing Awards / Best Electronic Content / Local/Regional/State Unions, Federations, Central/Area Labor Councils & Allied Organizations
UUP Website
Mike Lisi, Webmaster
Third Place Awards
Multimedia Award / Best Multimedia Campaign
Adjuncts campaign
Mike Lisi