Awards for Outstanding Work in Organizing, Communi
August 21, 2015
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Convention 2015
AFGE gave out awards to members, locals, councils, and districts for their outstanding work moving the union forward. Here’s the rundown:
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 newa 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
Communications Awards
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 events https://youtu.be/1p4Fpu8Evdw
- Division II: AFGE National Border Patrol Council; 2014 Training and Business Meeting video https://youtu.be/f17p2CXi17E
Clyde M. Webber General Excellence Award: AFGE National Border Patrol Council
Winners of the Randolph/Humphry Human Rights Award, Bernice B. Heffner Outstanding Achievement Award, Outstanding Young Woman Award, and Young Emerging Leader Award
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
