2021 Evening With Labor

7400 Greenway Center Drive,Greenbelt MD 20770

12 November, 2021

Description

Brings together hundreds of local labor leaders, rank-and-file members, community, religious and political allies in solidarity. For their outstanding commitment to the labor movement, Eric Bunn (AFGE District 14) and Jaime Contreras (SEIU 32BJ) will receive the 2019 JC Turner Awards for Outstanding Trade Unionist of the Year. Other winners this year include Saul Schniderman (AFSCME 2910) for the Joslyn N. Williams Vanguard Award; ATU 689 and IUOE 99 won Organizing awards, and this year’s Golden Picket Sign winners include ATU locals 689 & 1764 (for the Transdev strikes) and DCNA and SEIU1199 (for the UMC/Howard Univ/East End Campaign). Community Services awards will go to IUPAT (Painters) District 51 and its Finishing Trades Institute; Eastern Atlantic States Regional Carpenters Council, Sisters in the Brotherhood and its MACTC in Upper Marlboro; Plumbers and Gasfitters Local 5 and its JATC and Apprenticeship Training Center. Andrew Washington (AFSCME Council 20) and Laura Fuchs, chair of the WTU COPE won DC COPE awards, and Tom Killeen (SMART 100) won the Suburban Maryland COPE award. The 2019 Outstanding Ally is Rev. Graylan Hagler. Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO