40th National Convention Award Winners
August 21, 2015
Categories:
Big Enough to Win
AFGE gave out awards to members, locals, councils, and districts for their outstanding work moving the union forward. Here’s the rundown.
Individual Award Winners
Randolph/Humphry Human Rights Award: William Boseman, Mid-Atlantic Regional Fair Practices Coordinator, Council of Prison Locals 33
Bernice B. Heffner Outstanding Achievement Award: Barbara Jackson, Local 3615 president
Outstanding Young Woman Award: Jennifer Green, secretary of the National AFGE Y.O.U.N.G Committee and District 11’s National Y.O.U.N.G. representative
Young Emerging Leader Award: Francis Nichols III, Local 1456 YOUNG coordinator
Organizing Awards
Special Organizing Award: Local 2779, Department of Veterans Affairs, Gainesville, Fla.
District with largest percentage increase and largest increase in members: District 5
Council with largest percentage increase in membership: TSA Council 100 – 40% growth in membership
Council with largest actual number of new members: National VA Council 53 – 17,234 new members
14 Locals with more than 100% membership growth: 449, 524, 781, 906, 1040, 1044, 1048,1207, 1230, 1410, 1786, 2017, 2532, 2836
11 Locals with 70% or higher membership increase: 332, 1754, 554, 559, 899, 2201, 1033, 1808, 2401, 2654, 3854
20 Locals with 50% or higher membership increase: 138, 333, 400, 420, 517, 547, 548, 696, 727, 777, 915, 1014, 1092, 1047, 1897, 2207, 2258, 2433, 3399, 3553
113 Locals with 20% or higher membership increase: 2, 17, 31, 54, 63, 85, 110, 310, 371, 390, 442, 444, 477, 491, 503, 505, 507, 515, 518, 534, 555, 556, 558, 609, 611, 612, 631, 701, 912, 1004, 1007, 1013, 1037, 1039, 1045, 1089, 1127, 1159, 1168, 1200, 1206, 1213, 1224, 1240, 1273, 1336, 1442, 1454, 1603, 1633, 1662, 1738, 1739, 1741, 1831, 1924, 1972, 1793, 1843, 1858, 1915, 1960, 1966, 1972, 1976, 2002, 2018, 2022, 2028, 2031, 2076, 2077, 2092, 2107, 2109, 2117, 2145, 2152, 2185, 2222, 2241, 2297, 2328, 2341, 2342, 2361, 2369, 2382, 2408, 2430, 2547, 2562, 2583, 2604, 2608, 2778, 2779, 2823, 2924, 3184, 3306, 3313, 3570, 3584, 3631, 3922, 3928, 3930, 3943, 3969, 3981, 4032, 4047, 4056
Note: Locals in bold also received an award for adding more than 300 members
PAC Awards
Ed Klein Political Action Award: Ron Demicheli, Legislative Political Coordinator, Local 1916
Locals with fewer than 200 members
- Highest number of PAC contributors: Local 1995
- Highest PAC income: Local 3607
- Highest percentage of PAC contributors: Local 1995
Locals with between 201 and 500 members
- Highest number of PAC contributors: Local 2391 and Local 1916 (tie)
- Highest PAC income: Local 2391
- Highest percentage of PAC contributors: Local 948
Locals with between 501 and 1,000 members
Clean sweep for Local 3448, with the highest number of PAC contributors, highest PAC income, and highest percentage of PAC contributors
Locals with more than 1,001 members
- Highest number of PAC contributors: Local 1658
- Highest PAC income: Local 1592
- Highest percentage of PAC contributors: Local 1647
District PAC Awards
- Highest number of PAC contributors: District 5
- Highest PAC income: District 5
- Highest percentage of PAC contributors: District 11
LAF Awards
- District with highest amount of LAF income raised: District 5
- District with highest percentage of Locals contributing to LAF: District 14
- Council with highest percentage of Locals contributing to LAF: Council 238
Contributions to AFGE-PAC are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Your voluntary decision to contribute more, less or not to contribute at all will not result in any favor or disadvantage in your relationship with AFGE.
Communications Awards
Clyde M. Webber General Excellence Award: AFGE National Border Patrol Council
Category A: Best Layout/Design
- Division I: AFGE Local 1843; www.afgelocal1843.org
- Division II: AFGE Council 216; April 2015 edition of newsletter 216 Works
Category B: Best Feature/News Story
- Division I: AFGE Local 916; Blame it on the ‘Zax
- Division II: AFGE Council 216; EEOC Pioneers: Profiles in Courage
Category C: Best Photo/Photo Collage
- Division I: AFGE Local 916; photo of activist protesting government shutdown across the street from Tinker Air Force Base
- Division II: AFGE National Border Patrol Council; photo of NP Cox visiting equipment room during tour of SW border
Category D: Best Original Cartoon/Graphic
- Division I: AFGE Local 2222; flier depicting local’s executive board
- Division II: District 7; official time poster
Category E: Best Video
- Division I: AFGE Local 1456; video compilation of local eventshttps://youtu.be/1p4Fpu8Evdw
- Division II: AFGE National Border Patrol Council; 2014 Training and Business Meeting video https://youtu.be/f17p2CXi17E
