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2008 Labor Media Contest Winners
International Labor Communications
Association (ILCA) 2008 Labor Media
Awards
Max Steinbock
Award
“When Your Mental State Cries
'Mayday,' Your Union Stands By You”
by
Susan Burke
Air Line Pilot Association,
International
Air Line Pilot
Published or
Produced: August 2007
General
Excellence
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL
PUBLICATIONS - Newspapers/Newsletters
FIRST
AWARD
The Newspaper Guild - CWA
The Guild
Reporter ■ Andy Zipser
Published or
Produced: November 16, 2007; December 14,
2007
SECOND AWARD
Labor Project for
Working Families
Labor Family News ■ Jenya
Cassidy
Published or Produced: Summer 2007; Fall
2007
THIRD AWARD
International
Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship
Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and
Helpers
The Boilermaker Reporter ■ Newton
B. Jones, Editor-in-Chief; Don Caswell,
Managing Editor
Published or Produced:
Apr-Jun 2007; Jul-Sep 2007
INTERNATIONAL
AND NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS - Magazines
FIRST
AWARD
Air Line Pilot Association,
International
Air Line Pilot ■ Sharon B.
Vereb
Published or Produced: October 2007;
November/December 2007
SECOND
AWARD
AFSCME
AFSCME WORKS ■ Lisa
Kelly
Published or Produced: MAR/APR 2007;
MAY/JUNE 2007
THIRD AWARD
United Mine
Workers of America
United Mine Workers
Journal ■ Phil Smith
Published or
Produced: May-June 2007; July-August
2007
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL
PUBLICATIONS – Magazines
(Continued)
HONORABLE MENTION
Bakery,
Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain
Millers International Union
BCTGM News ■
Corrina Christensen
Published or Produced:
March/April 2007; May/June 2007
STATE
AND LOCAL CENTRAL BODY
PUBLICATIONS
FIRST AWARD
Metropolitan
Washington Council, AFL-CIO
UNION CITY! ■
Chris Garlock
Published or Produced:
November 16, 2007; November 19,
2007
SECOND AWARD
Minneapolis Central
Labor Union Council
Minneapolis Labor Review
■ Steve Share
Published or Produced: April
19, 2007; May 24, 2007
THIRD
AWARD
St. Louis Labor Council
St.
Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune ■ Dana
Spitzer
Published or Produced: April 26,
2007; May 3, 2007
LOCAL UNIONS 20,000
Plus
FIRST AWARD
PSC/CUNY, AFT
2334
Clarion ■ Peter Hogness
Published
or Produced: September 2007;October
2007
SECOND AWARD
1199SEIU,
UHWE
Our Life and Times ■ J. J.
Johnson
Published or Produced: May 2007;
July 2007
THIRD AWARD
New York Nurses
Association
New York Nurse ■ Nancy
Webber
Published or Produced: April 2007;
May 2007
LOCAL UNIONS 2,500 to
9,999
FIRST AWARD
UFCW Local
789
Insight ■ Jennifer
Christensen
Published or Produced:
January/February 2007; March/April
2007
LOCAL UNIONS 2,500 to 9,999
(Continued)
SECOND AWARD
UFCW Local
135
The 135 Worker ■ Mickey
Kasparian
Published or Produced: September
2007; October-November 2007
THIRD
AWARD
UAW Local 95
Local 95 Union News
■ Mary Frederick
Published or Produced:
November 2007; December 2007
LOCAL
UNIONS Less Than 2,500
FIRST AWARD
I.A.M.
Local Lodge 2319
The Ledger ■ Bob
Grier
Published or Produced: April 2007; May
2007
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 20,000 or
More
FIRST AWARD
North Central States
Regional Council of Carpenters
North Country
Carpenter ■ Michael Kuchta
Published or
Produced: July 2007 [Lakes/Plains Carpenter];
December 2007
SECOND AWARD
NYC
District Council of Carpenters
The Carpenter
■ Audra C-M Donohue
Published or Produced:
Fall 2007 - Third Quarter; Winter 2007 - Fourth
Quarter
THIRD AWARD
California
Federation of Teachers
California Teacher
■ Jane Hundertmark
Published or Produced:
April-May 2007; September-October
2007
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Less Than
20,000
FIRST AWARD
Mid-Atlantic
Regional Council of Carpenters
Punch List
■ Larry Rubin, Communications
Director
Published or Produced: Summer 2007;
Autumn 2007
SECOND AWARD
National
Conference of Firemen & Oilers/SEIU
The
Journal ■ Fred J. Solowey
Published or
Produced: Winter 2007; Spring
2007
Special Performance
BEST
PUBLICATON DESIGN Newspapers/Newsletters (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
New York Metro
Area Postal Union
The Union Mail
“This
Is the Bruckner Expressway at 7:15 A.M.” ■
Denise Shavers
Published or Produced:
February 2007
SECOND AWARD
New York
Nurses Association
New York Nurse
“Join
the Image Revolution” ■ Kerri Posson, Art
& Production Coordinator
Published or
Produced: April 2007
THIRD
AWARD
Professional Musicians, Local
47
Overture
“Jazz Appreciation Month”
■ Linda Rapka
Published or Produced: April
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
CWA Local
1180
Communique
“Will the Democrats
Deliver?” ■ Margarita Aguilar,
Designer
Published or Produced:
January/February 2007
BEST PUBLICATON
DESIGN Magazines (Local Unions)
FIRST
AWARD
1199SEIU, UHWE
Our Life and
Times
“Money Games” ■ J. J. Johnson;
Jim Tynan; Patricia Kenney; Belinda
Gallegos
Published or Produced: July
2007
SECOND AWARD
United Food and
Commercial Workers, Local 400
Union
Leader
“America Votes for Change, Working
Families Win” ■ James Lowthers
Published
or Produced: January/February 2007
BEST
PUBLICATON DESIGN Magazines (Local Unions)
(Continued)
THIRD AWARD
B. C.
Government and Service Employees' Union
(BCGEU)
The Provincial
“Double
Vision” ■ Chris Bradshaw; Brian
Gardiner
Published or Produced: October
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
United
University Professions
The Voice
“The
Unkindest Cut” ■ Karen
Mattison
Published or Produced: February
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
UFCW Local
324
U Magazine
“Stater Bros. Steps Up
to the Plate” ■ Todd Conger,
Editor
Published or Produced: February
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
AFSCME Local
11 - Ohio Civil Service Employees
Association
Public Employee
Quarterly
“The Torch Is Passed” ■
Sally Meckling; Margie Straiko; Jenny Goldberg;
Deirdre Wedig; Peter Wray
Published or
Produced: Fall 2007
BEST PUBLICATON
DESIGN Newspapers/Newsletters (International,
National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
California
Federation of Teachers
California
Teacher
“Convention Delegates Vote for
Change” ■ Kajun Design
Published or
Produced: April-May 2007
SECOND
AWARD
District Council 37 AFSCME
Public
Employee Press
“DC 37 Wins More Funds for
Day Care”
Published or Produced: June
2007
THIRD AWARD
International
Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship
Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and
Helpers
The Boilermaker
Reporter
“Boilermakers Help Restore
Balance to Congress” ■ Newton B. Jones,
Editor-in-Chief; Don Caswell, Managing
Editor
Published or Produced: Jan-Mar
2007
BEST PUBLICATON DESIGN
Newspapers/Newsletters (International, National
and Other Labor Organizations)
(Continued)
HONORABLE
MENTION
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Express
“Labor Wants Transport Issues
Front and Center” ■ James
Gannon
Published or Produced: May
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
The Newspaper
Guild - CWA
The Guild Reporter
“LA
Interpreters Strike for Wage Scale” ■ Andy
Zipser
Published or Produced: September 14,
2007
BEST PUBLICATON DESIGN Magazines
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
AFSCME
AFSCME WORKS
“Katrina
& Bush” ■ Lisa Kelly; KINETIK
Design
Published or Produced: MAY/JUNE
2007
SECOND AWARD
United Mine Workers
of America
United Mine Workers
Journal
“UMWA On the Move in Canada” ■
Phil Smith, Editor; Holly Syrrakos,
Designer
Published or Produced: July-August
2007
THIRD AWARD
APWU
The American
Postal Worker
“Wages, Job Security, Health
Care - How Involved Are You?”
Published or
Produced: March/April 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
International Association of
Machinists & Aerospace Workers
IAM
Journal
“CHOICES” ■ Richard S.
Sloan
Published or Produced: Fall
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
North Central
States Regional Council of Carpenters
North
Country Carpenter
“Political Action
Delivers for Construction Workers” ■
Michael Kuchta
Published or Produced: July
2007 [Lakes/Plains Carpenter]
BEST
COVER or FRONT PAGE Newspapers/Newsletters
(Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
UFCW Local
789
Insight
“The Immigration Debate”
■ Jennifer Christensen
Published or
Produced: 2007
SECOND AWARD
UAW Local
95
Local 95 Union News
“For the
Teacher” ■ Mary Frederick,
Editor
Published or Produced: April
2007
BEST COVER or FRONT PAGE Magazines
(Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
UFCW Local
324
U Magazine
“Slippery When Asked to
Negotiate” ■ Todd Conger,
Editor
Published or Produced: May-June
2007
SECOND AWARD
UFCW 8 - Golden
State
Voice of Action
“The Fighting
Bautistas” ■ Jacques Loveall
Published
or Produced: Spring 2007
THIRD
AWARD
AFSCME Local 11 - Ohio Civil Service
Employees Association
Public Employee
Quarterly
“Uncharted Waters” ■ Margie
Straiko
Published or Produced: Spring
2007
BEST COVER or FRONT PAGE
Newspapers/Newsletters (International, National
and Other Labor Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
AFT Connecticut
State of the
Union
“Searching for Our President” ■
Eric Bailey
Published or Produced: September
2007
SECOND AWARD
NYSUT - New York
State United Teachers
New York
Teacher
“Back to Their Stomping Grounds”
■ Lance Howland, Editor; Mark Sharer,
Illustrator
Published or Produced: March 15,
2007
BEST COVER or FRONT PAGE
Magazines (International, National and Other
Labor Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers
and Grain Millers International Union
BCTGM
News
“Exporting North America” ■
Corrina Christensen
Published or Produced:
May/June 2007
SECOND AWARD
AFSCME
Ohio Council 8
AFSCME Ohio Council 8
News
“Jump Starting Ohio” ■ Joe
Weidner
Published or Produced:
January/February 2007
BEST CARTOON
(Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
PSC/CUNY,
AFT 2334
Clarion
“Nickeled and Dimed”
■ Ricardo Levins Morales
Published or
Produced: May-June 2007
SECOND
AWARD
UFCW Local 324
U Magazine
“CEO
Evolution” ■ Todd Conger, Editor; Chris
Aubin, Illustrator
Published or Produced:
July-August 2007
THIRD AWARD
American
Federation of Government Employees Local
3748
Union Catalyst
“Sensitivity
Training for U.S. Senators” ■ Sharon
Grugel
Published or Produced:
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
American
Federation of Government Employees Local
3748
Union Catalyst
“Iraqi Shuffle”
■ Patricia Filipi
Published or Produced:
2007
BEST CARTOON (International,
National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
District
Council 37 AFSCME
Public Employee
Press
“Charge!” ■ Gene
Suchma
Published or Produced: February
2007
(Award List Continued on Page
9)
Page 9 of 32
BEST CARTOON
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations) (Continued)
SECOND
AWARD
District Council 37 AFSCME
Public
Employee Press
“Foreclosure: Is Your Home
in Danger?” ■ Gene Suchma
Published or
Produced: September 2007
BEST
ILLUSTRATION (Local Unions)
FIRST
AWARD
CWA Local
1180
Communique
“Breaking Labor's Glass
Ceiling” ■ Nicole Schulman
Published or
Produced: September/October 2007
SECOND
AWARD
Heat & Frost Insulators &
Allied Workers Local
2
Heatpath
“Crystal Eastman” ■ Bill
Yund
Published or Produced:
2007
THIRD AWARD
1199SEIU,
UHWE
Our Life and Times
“HMO's
Universal Care” ■ Mark Gotbaum
Published
or Produced: May 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
PSC/CUNY, AFT
2334
Clarion
“Adjuncts Hold Up CUNY”
■ Gregory Nemec
Published or Produced:
November-December 2007
SPECIAL
AWARD
UAW Local 95
Local 95 Union
News
“Bill Fitzsimmons” ■ Mary
Frederick, Editor; Bill Fitzsimmons,
Illustrator
Published or Produced: December
2007
BEST ILLUSTRATION (International,
National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
District
Council 37 AFSCME
Public Employee
Press
“Torture” ■ Kyle
Baker
Published or Produced: July-August
2007
BEST ILLUSTRATION
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations) (Continued)
SECOND
AWARD
NYSUT - New York State United
Teachers
New York Teacher
“Back to
Their Stomping Grounds” ■ Lance Howland,
Editor; Mark Sharer, Illustrator
Published
or Produced: March 15, 2007
THIRD
AWARD
AFT Connecticut
State of the
Union
“Searching for Our President” ■
Eric Bailey
Published or Produced: September
2007
BEST PHOTOGRAPH (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
1199SEIU,
UHWE
Our Life and Times
“Patients
Before Profits” ■ Jim Tynan
Published or
Produced: May 2007
SECOND AWARD
(Shared)
B. C. Government and Service
Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The
Provincial
“Members Push for Unionized
Home Support in Victoria” ■ Joshua
Berson
Published or Produced:
2007
SECOND AWARD (Shared)
1199SEIU,
UHWE
Our Life and Times
“Calling All
Scabs!” ■ Jim Tynan
Published or
Produced: May 2007
THIRD AWARD
Public
Employees Federation
The
Communicator
“Taking A Closer Look for
Safety's Sake” ■ John Epting
Published
or Produced: October 2007
BEST
PHOTOGRAPH (International, National and Other
Labor Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
AFSCME
AFSCME WORKS
“Proud to
Serve America” ■ Andrew Cutaro
Published
or Produced: JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007 [Public
Employee]
BEST PHOTOGRAPH
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations) (Continued)
SECOND
AWARD
AFSCME
AFSCME WORKS
“Still
Hurting After Katrina: Charssie & Lionel
Muse” ■ Jim West
Published or Produced:
MAY/JUNE 2007
THIRD AWARD
(Shared)
District Council 37
AFSCME
Public Employee Press
“Homeless
No More” ■ Clarence
Elie-Rivera
Published or Produced: October
2007
THIRD AWARD (Shared)
District
Council 37 AFSCME
Public Employee
Press
“New Citizens, with a Boost from
Their Union” ■ Clarence
Elie-Rivera
Published or Produced: September
2007
BEST INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
Newspapers/Newsletters (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
CSEA, Inc.
The
Work Force
“Member Benefits Empower
You!” ■ Lou Hmieleski
Published or
Produced: February 2007
SECOND
AWARD
PSC/CUNY, AFT
2334
Clarion
“CUNY Salaries Don't
Measure Up” ■ Margarita
Aguilar
Published or Produced:
2007
BEST INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
Magazines (Local Unions)
FIRST
AWARD
UFCW Canada Local
175
Checkout
“Your Union: Taking Labor
Education to New Heights!” ■ Artifact
Design
Published or Produced: December
2007
BEST INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
Newspapers/Newsletters (International, National
and Other Labor Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
International Brotherhood of
Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths,
Forgers, and Helpers
The Boilermaker
Reporter
“Compared to Wage Increases,
Union Dues Increases Are Minimal” ■ Newton
B. Jones, Editor-in-Chief; Don Caswell,
Managing Editor
Published or Produced:
Jan-Mar 2007
SECOND AWARD
NYSUT - New
York State United Teachers
New York
Teacher
“Media Shines Spotlight on Gap
Symposium” ■ Lance Howland
Published or
Produced: November 1, 2007
THIRD
AWARD
District Council 37 AFSCME
Public
Employee Press
“Child Care: Missing In
Action” ■
Published or Produced: October
2007
BEST INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
Magazines (International, National and Other
Labor Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
International Union of Bricklayers and
Allied Craftworkers
BAC
Journal
“Conception, Construction,
Completion”
Published or Produced: Issue 3
2007
SECOND AWARD
AFSCME
AFSCME
WORKS
“AFSCME's Eight-Point Agenda for the
110th Congress” ■ KINETIK
Design
Published or Produced:
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007 [Public
Employee]
THIRD
AWARD
AFSCME
AFSCME WORKS
“WHAT'S
NEW @ www.afscme.org” ■ KINETIK
Design
Published or Produced: MAY/JUNE
2007
BEST LABOR HISTORY STORY
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
Minneapolis Central Labor Union
Council
Minneapolis Labor Review
“The
First Ten Years, 1907-1916” ■ Steve
Share
Published or Produced: March 22,
2007
SECOND AWARD
The Newspaper Guild
- CWA
The Guild Reporter
“Remember When
Reporters Were a Political Force?” ■ Andy
Zipser
Published or Produced: September 14,
2007
THIRD AWARD
California
Federation of Teachers
California
Teacher
“Labor in the Schools Committee
Brings Balance to Curricula” ■ Fred Glass,
Writer; Jane Hundertmark, Editor
Published
or Produced: December 2007-January
2008
BEST LABOR HISTORY STORY (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
UAW Local
95
Local 95 Union News
Walter Reuther
Labor Series ■ Mary Frederick, Editor; Kirk
Swenson, Writer
Published or Produced:
2007
SECOND AWARD
PSC/CUNY, AFT
2334
Clarion
“Math Association Honors
Lee Lorch” ■ Dan North
Published or
Produced: April 2007
THIRD AWARD
IBEW
Local 1245
Utility Reporter
“Ron
Weakley: Union Brother” ■ Eric Wolfe,
Communications Director
Published or
Produced: Nov/Dec 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
B. C. Government and Service
Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The
Provincial
“Labour Day: A Canadian
Tradition” ■ Chris Bradshaw
Published or
Produced: 2007
Page 14 of 32
BEST
EDITORIAL or COLUMN (Local Unions)
FIRST
AWARD
PSC/CUNY, AFT
2334
Clarion
“The Limits of CUNY
Lite” ■ Barbara Bowen
Published or
Produced: April 2007
SECOND
AWARD
UFCW Local 789
Insight
“Why Is
the Union Helping the Immigrants?” ■
Jennifer Christensen
Published or Produced:
2007
THIRD AWARD
A.F.M. Local
802
Allegro
“A Lesson Learned from a
Segregated Union” ■ Mary
Landolfi
Published or Produced: February
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
Public
Employees Federation
The
Communicator
“Point-Counterpoint: Should
PEF Be Involved In Issues Not Directly Related
to Work?” ■ Jeffrey Kassel; Kevin
Jones
Published or Produced: May
2007
BEST EDITORIAL or COLUMN
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
St. Louis
Labor Council
St. Louis/Southern Illinois
Labor Tribune
“Missouri's Term Limits Have
To Go” ■ Ed Finkelstein; Dana
Spitzer
Published or Produced: May 24,
2007
SECOND AWARD
Bakery,
Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain
Millers International Union
BCTGM
News
“Phony Patriotism” ■ Corrina
Christensen
Published or Produced: May/June
2007
THIRD AWARD
International
Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship
Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and
Helpers
The Boilermaker
Reporter
“Climate Change Concerns Demand a
Diverse Portfolio of Energy Sources” ■
Newton B. Jones, Editor-in-Chief; Don Caswell,
Managing Editor
Published or Produced:
Jul-Sep 2007
Page 15 of 32
BEST NEWS
STORY (Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
UFCW
Canada Local 175
Checkout
“Long and
Tough Negotiations Now the Norm in Grocery
Industry”
Published or Produced: February
2007
SECOND AWARD
CWA Local
1180
Communique
“Breaking Labor's Glass
Ceiling” ■ Esther Kaplan
Published or
Produced: September/October 2007
THIRD
AWARD
Professional Musicians, Local
47
Overture
“New Orleans Musicians
Weather the Storm” ■ Linda
Rapka
Published or Produced: December
2007
BEST NEWS STORY (International,
National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
United
Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
Journal
“Tragedy in Utah” ■ David
Kameras
Published or Produced:
September-October 2007
SECOND
AWARD
International Association of
Machinists & Aerospace Workers
IAM
Journal
“Enough - A Day of Action and
Protest” ■ Frank Larkin
Published or
Produced: Summer 2007
THIRD
AWARD
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers
IBEW Journal
“Ohio
Members Hold Tight to Hoover Vacuum Cleaner
Plant” ■ Len Shindel
Published or
Produced: February 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
The Newspaper Guild - CWA
The
Guild Reporter
“What We Do Ultimately
Shaped by Technology” ■ Andy
Zipser
Published or Produced: December 14,
2007
Page 16 of 32
BEST FEATURE STORY
(Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
New York
Metro Area Postal Union
The Union
Mail
“Supervisors Ignore Medical
Emergencies” ■ Flo Summergrad
Published
or Produced: April 2007
SECOND
AWARD
United Federation of Teachers
New
York Teacher/City Edition
“Happy Feat:
'Penguin Superstar' Returns to Her Classroom
from Anarctic Research” ■ Ellie
Spielberg
Published or Produced: March 29,
2007
THIRD AWARD
Teamsters Local 237
Retiree Division
Retiree News &
Views
“James Spicer's Little League
Football Team” ■ James Spicer, Author;
Donna Ristorucci, Editor
Published or
Produced: September 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
PSC/CUNY, AFT
2334
Clarion
“Uncompetitive Salaries
Hurt CUNY” ■ Dania Rajendra; Peter
Hogness
Published or Produced: October
2007
BEST FEATURE STORY (International,
National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
United
Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
Journal
“The UMWA in the Anthracite” ■
Phil Smith
Published or Produced:
September-October 2007
SECOND
AWARD
NYSUT - New York State United
Teachers
New York Teacher
“A New
College Graduate Says 'Thanks'” ■ Deborah
Hormell Ward, Author; Lance Howland,
Editor
Published or Produced: June 7,
2007
THIRD AWARD
Air Line Pilot
Association, International
Air Line
Pilot
“HIMS: The Quiet Success Story”
■ Jan W. Steenblik
Published or Produced:
November/December 2007
Page 17 of
32
BEST PROFILE (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
AFSCME Local 11 -
Ohio Civil Service Employees
Association
Public Employee
Quarterly
“Attorney Strives to Make a
Difference in the Workplace (&
Workspace!)” ■ Deirdre Wedig
Published
or Produced: Spring 2007
SECOND
AWARD
United Food and Commercial Workers,
Local 400
Union Leader
“Unlawfully
Fired Workers' Stories Show Need for Employee
Free Choice Act” ■ James
Lowthers
Published or Produced:
March/April/May 2007
THIRD AWARD
UFCW
Local 324
U Magazine
“Facing Life's
Ultimate Deadline, Steward Matt Jefferson
Resolves to Play One Final Supporting Role”
■ Todd Conger
Published or Produced:
July-August 2007
BEST PROFILE
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers
IBEW Journal
“IBEW
Cameraman Brings His Best to 'The Letterman
Show'” ■ Len Shindel
Published or
Produced: Fall 2007
SECOND AWARD
NYC
District Council of Carpenters
The
Carpenter
“The New Face of Our Union
Family” ■ Audra Donohue
Published or
Produced: Spring 2007 - First
Quarter
THIRD AWARD
Air Line Pilot
Association, International
Air Line
Pilot
“My Drug Test Was 'Positive,' and
ALPA Helped Clear My Name” ■ Margaret
"Rosalind" Heinemann
Published or Produced:
February 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Express
“Flying High” ■ Dwight
Burton
Published or Produced: September
2007
Page 18 of 32
BEST ANALYSIS
(Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
IBEW Local
1245
Utility Reporter
“Are We Cooked?
Not Yet!” ■ Eric Wolfe, Communications
Director
Published or Produced:
September/October 2007
SECOND
AWARD
B. C. Government and Service
Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The
Provincial
“Child Care for Sale:
Multi-National Seeks to Dominate Child Care
Sector in Canada” ■ Chris Bradshaw; Chris
Kinkaid
Published or Produced: June
2007
THIRD AWARD
United Food and
Commercial Workers, Local 400
Union
Leader
“Health Care on Life Support” ■
James Lowthers
Published or Produced:
June/July/August 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
New York Metro Area Postal
Union
The Union Mail
“The Glover Park
Group and APWU - Is It a Good Match?” ■
Chuck Zlatkin
Published or Produced:
July/August 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
A.F.M. Local
802
Allegro
“Turning the Tide” ■
Rebecca Moore
Published or Produced:
December 2007
BEST ANALYSIS
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
The
Newspaper Guild - CWA
The Guild
Reporter
“Looking Away When the Truth
Overwhelms Us” ■ Andy Zipser
Published
or Produced: January 26, 2007
SECOND
AWARD
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers
IBEW Journal
“The
Disappearing Worker?” ■ Alex
Hogan
Published or Produced: Summer
2007
(Award List Continued on Page
19)
Page 19 of 32
BEST ANALYSIS
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations) (Continued)
THIRD
AWARD
District Council 37 AFSCME
Public
Employee Press
“Contractors Outnumber
Troops in Iraq” ■ Gregory N.
Heires
Published or Produced: November
2007
BEST SERIES of ARTICLES (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
IBEW Local
1245
Utility Reporter
Global Warming,
Electric Power and IBEW 1245 ■ Eric Wolfe,
Communications Director
Published or
Produced: June 2007; September/October
2007
SECOND AWARD
CSEA, Inc.
The
Work Force
CSEA Hears OCFS Workers ■ Mark
M. Kotzin
Published or Produced: March,
April, May and July/August 2007
BEST
SERIES of ARTICLES (International, National and
Other Labor Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
Minneapolis Central Labor Union
Council
Minneapolis Labor
Review
Minneapolis Labor Review, 1907-2007
■ Steve Share
Published or Produced:
2007
SECOND AWARD
St. Louis Labor
Council
St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor
Tribune
Highway Safety in Work Zones ■ Ed
Finkelstein; Tim Rowden
Published or
Produced: 2007
THIRD
AWARD
AFSCME
AFSCME WORKS
Proud to
Serve America ■ Jon Melegrito; Roger M.
Williams; Clyde Weiss
Published or Produced:
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007; MAY/JUNE
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
District
Council 37 AFSCME
Public Employee
Press
Poverty Fighters ■ Jane
LaTour
Published or Produced: January 2007;
February 2007; March 2007; May 2007
Page 20
of 32
Non-Periodical Special
Publication
EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
PSC/CUNY, AFT
2334
Why Not CUNY? ■ Dorothee
Benz
Published or Produced:
2007
SECOND AWARD
New York Nurses
Association
50 Years of Collective
Bargaining: Nurses Representing Nurses ■
Communications Department
Published or
Produced: 2007
THIRD
AWARD
AFT-Oregon
2007 Report of Officers
■ AFT Oregon
Published or Produced:
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
Philadelphia
Joint Board Unite Here
“Stuff the Bus”
Flyer ■ Anne Marie C. Zaren
Published or
Produced: July 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
IBEW Local Union 111
The Journey
Continues ■ Mary J. Gibson
Published or
Produced: 2007
EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
California
Federation of Teachers
Work, Money &
Power: Unions in the 21st Century ■ Fred
Glass
Published or Produced:
2007
SECOND AWARD
Union
Privilege
Working Families Are Getting
Squeezed ■ Jennifer Wright
Published or
Produced: October 2007
THIRD
AWARD
Union Privilege
Diversity in
Leadership: Innovative Union Initiatives ■
Jon Ross
Published or Produced: May
2007
(Award List Continued on Page
21)
Page 21 of 32
EDITORIAL
EXCELLENCE (International, National and Other
Labor Organizations)
(Continued)
HONORABLE
MENTION
California Federation of
Teachers
CFT: Dignity, Respect, Security ■
Fred Glass
Published or Produced:
2007
BEST USE OF GRAPHICS (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
Philadelphia
Joint Board UNITE HERE
2008 Philadelphia
Joint Board Calendar ■ Lynne P.
Fox
Published or Produced:
2007
SECOND AWARD
Public Employees
Federation
Nurses' Lobby Day Rally
(Self-Mailer) ■ Darcy Wells, Editor; Mario
Bruni, Graphic Designer
Published or
Produced: 2007
THIRD AWARD
CSEA,
Inc.
CSEA 2008 Calendar ■ Janice
Marra
Published or Produced:
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
Public
Employees Federation
The Costly NYS Data
Center Move Does Not Compute! ■ Darcy Wells,
Editor; Mario Bruni, Graphic
Designer
Published or Produced:
2007
BEST USE OF GRAPHICS
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
International Association of
Machinists & Aerospace Workers
2008 IAM
Calendar
Published or Produced:
2007
SECOND AWARD
NYSUT - New York
State United Teachers
Ending the Gap: A
Complex Social Challenge
Published or
Produced: 2007
THIRD AWARD
Union
Privilege
Diversity in Leadership:
Innovative Union Initiatives ■ Jon
Ross
Published or Produced: May
2007
(Award List Continued on Page
22)
Page 22 of 32
BEST USE OF
GRAPHICS (International, National and Other
Labor Organizations)
(Continued)
HONORABLE
MENTION
California Federation of
Teachers
Yes! On Proposition 92 ■ Jane
Hundertmark; Sharon Beals; Kajun
Design
Published or Produced: 2007
Saul
Miller Awards
BEST ORGANIZING STORY
(Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
A.F.M. Local
802
Allegro
“Turning the Tide” ■
Rebecca Moore
Published or Produced:
December 2007
SECOND AWARD
UFCW Local
324
U Magazine
“Former 'Salts' Tell
Stories of What It Was Like to Organize
Non-Union Workers” ■ Todd
Conger
Published or Produced:
November-December 2007
THIRD
AWARD
United Federation of Teachers
New
York Teacher/City Edition
“Heading
'Home'” ■ Larry Miraldi,
Editor
Published or Produced: April 12,
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
1199SEIU,
UHWE
Our Life and Times
“Workers +
Organizing = Change” ■ Patricia
Kenney
Published or Produced: January
2007
BEST ORGANIZING STORY
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers
IBEW Journal
“IBEW's
Florida Initiative Rounds First Base” ■
Malinda Brent
Published or Produced:
March-April 2007
(Award List Continued on
Page 23)
Page 23 of 32
BEST
ORGANIZING STORY (International, National and
Other Labor Organizations)
(Continued)
SECOND AWARD
NYC District
Council of Carpenters
The
Carpenter
“Moving the Bottom Line” ■
Audra Donohue; Nuala Purcell
Published or
Produced: Spring 2007 - First
Quarter
THIRD AWARD
Bakery,
Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain
Millers International Union
BCTGM
News
“CBC Workers Lead Fight for Employee
Free Choice Act” ■ Corrina
Christensen
Published or Produced:
March/April 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
Massachusetts
AFL-CIO
www.massaflcio.org
“Massachusetts
House and Senate Pass Majority Authorization
Act” ■ Tim Sullivan; Amanda
Montgomery
Published or Produced: September
21, 2007
BEST COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
STORY (Local Unions)
FIRST
AWARD
1199SEIU, UHWE
Our Life and
Times
“Lessons Learned” ■ Jim
Gilbert
Published or Produced: September
2007
SECOND AWARD
A.F.M. Local
802
Allegro
“Trumpet Makers on
Strike” ■ Mikael Elsila
Published or
Produced: April 2007
THIRD
AWARD
PSC/CUNY, AFT
2334
Clarion
“Union Members Speak
Out” ■ K. Upsitz; C. Panoyotakis; D. Gill;
F. Kirkland; M. Newfield; P. Lewis; N.
Thompson
Published or Produced:
November-December 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
United Food and Commercial Workers,
Local 400
Union Leader
“Stewards Meet
to Prepare for Bargaining” ■ James
Lowthers
Published or Produced:
October/November/December 2007
Page 24 of
32
BEST COLLECTIVE BARGAINING STORY
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
National
Conference of Firemen & Oilers/SEIU
The
Journal
“Anatomy of a Tentative Agreement:
How National Freight Railroad Workers Got a
Contract” ■ Fred J. Solowey
Published or
Produced: Spring 2007
SECOND
AWARD
United Mine Workers of
America
United Mine Workers
Journal
“Settlement Reached” ■ Phil
Smith
Published or Produced: March-April
2007
THIRD AWARD
International
Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship
Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and
Helpers
The Boilermaker
Reporter
“Payday Finally Arrives for Local
483” ■ Newton B. Jones, Editor-in-Chief;
Don Caswell, Managing Editor
Published or
Produced: Jan-Mar 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
International Association of
Machinists & Aerospace Workers
IAM
Journal
“Wichita Windfall at Spirit
AeroSystems” ■ Frank Larkin
Published or
Produced: Spring 2007
BEST POLITICAL
ACTION STORY (Local Unions)
FIRST
AWARD
UFCW Local 99
UFCW 99
Report
“The Power of Passion: Ballot
Victory Demonstrates How Justice Can Prevail
Against Money” ■ Jim
McLaughlin
Published or Produced:
July-August 2007
SECOND
AWARD
PSC/CUNY, AFT
2334
Clarion
“The AFT Endorsement of
Hillary Clinton” ■ John Mollenkopf, Steve
Leberstein, Manny Ness
Published or
Produced: November/December 2007
THIRD
AWARD
AFSCME Local 11 - Ohio Civil Service
Employees Association
Public Employee
Quarterly
“Free Choice--Defeated But Not
Dead” ■ Sally Meckling
Published or
Produced: Summer 2007
(Award List Continued
on Page 25)
Page 25 of 32
BEST
POLITICAL ACTION STORY (Local Unions)
(Continued)
HONORABLE MENTION
Public
Employees Federation
The
Communicator
“Saving SUNY Hospitals, Round
1” ■ Deborah A. Miles
Published or
Produced: February 2007
BEST POLITICAL
ACTION STORY (International, National and Other
Labor Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
International Association of
Machinists & Aerospace Workers
IAM
Journal
“CHOICES '08: Conversations with
the Candidates” ■ Richard S.
Sloan
Published or Produced: Fall
2007
SECOND AWARD
International
Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship
Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and
Helpers
The Boilermaker
Reporter
“Boilermakers Lobby Capitol
Hill” ■ Newton B. Jones, Editor-in-Chief;
Don Caswell, Managing Editor
Published or
Produced: Apr-Jun 2007
THIRD
AWARD
NYC District Council of
Carpenters
The Carpenter
“Goodbye
Creosote” ■ Stephen McInnis
Published or
Produced: Fall 2007 - Third
Quarter
HONORABLE MENTION
District
Council 37 AFSCME
Public Employee
Press
“Residency on the Menu at City
Council Breakfast” ■ Diane S.
Williams
Published or Produced: May
2007
Websites
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
(Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
B. C.
Government and Service Employees' Union
(BCGEU)
www.bcgeu.ca
SECOND
AWARD
1199SEIU,
UHWE
www.1199SEIU.org
(Award List
Continued on Page 26)
Page 26 of
32
GENERAL EXCELLENCE (Local Unions)
(Continued)
THIRD AWARD
AFSCME Local
11 - Ohio Civil Service Employees
Association
www.ocsea.org
GENERAL
EXCELLENCE
(Internationals/Nationals)
FIRST
AWARD
AFSCME
www.afscme.org
SECOND
AWARD
United Farm
Workers
www.ufw.org
THIRD
AWARD
Change to Win
Federation
www.changetowin.org
HONORABLE
MENTION
International Association of
Machinists & Aerospace
Workers
www.goiam.org
GENERAL
EXCELLENCE (Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
Union
Privilege
www.unionplus.org
SECOND
AWARD
Labor Project for Working
Families
www.working-families.org
THIRD
AWARD
Kansas Organization of State
Employees
www.koseunion.org
HONORABLE
MENTION
Massachusetts
AFL-CIO
www.massaflcio.org
BEST
DESIGN (Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
B.
C. Government and Service Employees' Union
(BCGEU)
www.bcgeu.ca
(Award List
Continued on Page 27)
Page 27 of
32
BEST DESIGN (Local Unions)
(Continued)
SECOND AWARD
UFCW Local
99
www.ufcw99.com
BEST DESIGN
(Internationals/Nationals)
FIRST
AWARD
AFSCME
www.afscme.org
SECOND
AWARD
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers
www.ibew.org
THIRD
AWARD
American Federation of
Teachers
www.aft.org
BEST DESIGN
(Other Labor Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
NYC District Council of
Carpenters
www.nycdistrictcouncil.com
SECOND
AWARD
NYSUT - New York State United
Teachers
www.nysut.org
BEST CONTENT
(Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
AFSCME
Local 11 - Ohio Civil Service Employees
Association
www.ocsea.org
SECOND
AWARD
PSC/CUNY, AFT
2334
www.psc-cuny.org
www.psc-cuny.org
THIRD
AWARD
B. C. Government and Service
Employees' Union
(BCGEU)
www.bcgeu.ca
Page 28 of
32
BEST CONTENT
(Internationals/Nationals)
FIRST
AWARD
American Postal Workers Union
(APWU)
www.apwu.org
SECOND
AWARD
American Federation of
Teachers
www.aft.org
THIRD
AWARD
International Union of Bricklayers and
Allied
Craftworkers
www.bacweb.org
HONORABLE
MENTION
United Farm
Workers
www.ufw.org
BEST CONTENT
(Other Labor Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
University of Minnesota Labor
Education
Service
www.workdayminnesota.org
SECOND
AWARD
Union
Privilege
www.UnionDebtHelp.org
THIRD
AWARD
Massachusetts
AFL-CIO
www.massaflcio.org
HONORABLE
MENTION
Metropolitan Washington Council,
AFL-CIO
www.dclabor.org
BEST CAMPAIGN
SITE (Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
UFCW
Canada Local 175
www.ufcw175can.ca
Page
29 of 32
BEST CAMPAIGN SITE
(Internationals/Nationals)
FIRST
AWARD
International Union of Bricklayers and
Allied
Craftworkers
www.iubacontario.org
SECOND
AWARD
United Farm
Workers
www.ufw.org/cesarchavez
BEST
CAMPAIGN SITE (Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
NYSUT -
New York State United
Teachers
www.unfairtokids.org
SECOND
AWARD
NYSUT - New York State United
Teachers
www.nysut.org/endingthegap
Electronic
Media
BROADCAST OR CABLE TV PROGRAMS
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
University
of Minnesota Labor Education
Service
Minnesota At Work
Labor
News--Fall 2007 ■ Randy Croce; Howard Kling;
Barb Kucera; John See
Published or Produced:
Fall 2007
VIDEO SPOTS/SHORT PROMOS
(Local Unions)
FIRST AWARD
Public
Employees Federation
STOP Mandatory Overtime
for Nurses ■ Darcy Wells, Editor; Dow Hayner,
Producer/Golden Lamb Productions
Published
or Produced: 2007
SECOND AWARD
United
University Professions
SUNY Is Vital ■
Denyce Duncan Lacy, Executive Director/Editor;
Strother Duffy Strother, Producer
Published
or Produced: 2007
SHORT VIDEOS (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
UFCW Local
324
Sign the Guarantee, Dave ■ Todd
Conger, Producer & Editor
Published or
Produced: 2007
Page 30 of 32
SHORT
VIDEOS (International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
University
of Minnesota Labor Education
Service
Minnesota At Work
University of
Minnesota Strike 2007: Hunger Strikers and
Legislators Speak Out ■ Randy
Croce
Published or Produced: September
2007
SECOND AWARD
International
Association of Machinists & Aerospace
Workers
Pushing State Politics ■ John
Lett, Producer; Valana Reid,
Editor
Published or Produced:
2007
THIRD AWARD
International
Association of Machinists & Aerospace
Workers
The Dogs Take Vegas ■ Deirdre
Kaniewski, Producer; Valana Reid,
Editor
Published or Produced:
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
International
Association of Machinists & Aerospace
Workers
Thousands Rally for Employee Free
Choice Act ■ Valana Reid
Published or
Produced: 2007
HONORABLE
MENTION
International Union of Bricklayers
and Allied
Craftworkers
http://bacweb.org/bactv/2007apprenticecontest/what_theyll_build.htm
Published
or Produced: 2007
LONG VIDEOS (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
UFCW Local
324
What We Do and Don't Deserve ■ Todd
Conger, Producer & Editor
Published or
Produced: 2007
SECOND AWARD
B. C.
Government and Service Employees' Union
(BCGEU)
BC Highway Maintenance: You Be the
Judge ■ Evan Stewart
Published or
Produced: 2007
LONG VIDEOS
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
International Union of Bricklayers and
Allied Craftworkers
BAC/IMI International
Apprentice Contest: The Best of the
Best
Published or Produced: 2007
(Award
List Continued on Page 31)
Page 31 of
32
LONG VIDEOS (International, National
and Other Labor Organizations)
SECOND
AWARD
NYSUT - New York State United
Teachers
Every Child Counts ■ Ned Hoskin,
Editor
Published or Produced:
2007
LABOR HISTORY (International,
National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
International Association of
Machinists & Aerospace Workers
Ralph
Fasanella: A Painter of Working Class People
■ John Lett, Producer; Valana Reid,
Editor
Published or Produced:
2007
SECOND AWARD
University of
Minnesota Labor Education Service
Minnesota
At Work
If Stone Could Speak ■ Randy
Croce
Published or Produced:
2007
ORGANIZING (International, National
and Other Labor Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
AFSCME
Your Voice - Your Union
[Iowa Council 61] ■ David Patterson; Skip
Prior
Published or Produced:
2007
LONG PROMOS/PUBLIC RELATIONS
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST
AWARD
International Union of Bricklayers and
Allied Craftworkers
BAC Code of
Conduct
Published or Produced:
2007
SECOND AWARD
University of
Minnesota Labor Education Service
Minnesota
At Work
Health Care: 5% Solution ■ Howard
Kling
Published or Produced: August and
September 2007
AUDIO SPOTS (Local
Unions)
FIRST AWARD
B. C. Government
and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU)
“Shop
Public - Liquor Distribution Branch” ■ Evan
Stewart
Published or Produced: 2007
Page
32 of 32
SHORT AUDIO PROGRAMS
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
NYSUT -
New York State United Teachers
No Child Left
Unhappy ■ Ned Hoskin, Editor
Published or
Produced: 2007
LONG AUDIO PROGRAMS
(International, National and Other Labor
Organizations)
FIRST AWARD
Heartland
Labor Forum
Canary in a Coal Mine ■ Judy
Ancel; Jeff Humfeld; Molly Madden
Published
or Produced: 2007
SECOND
AWARD
Building Bridges: Your Community and
Labor Report
Voices of Iraqi Workers ■ Ken
Nash; Mimi Rosenberg
Published or Produced:
2007
THIRD AWARD
District Council 37
Communications Department
It's Your City,
It's Our Job
Labor & Consumer Coalition
Announce $24 Million Settlement ■ Rudy
Orozco
Published or Produced: March
2007
HONORABLE MENTION
Mid-Atlantic
Regional Council of Carpenters
Building
Strength ■ Larry Rubin
Published or
Produced: Winter 2007-2008