W.S.L.C.
Nominate members, unions for WSLC’s 2023 labor awards
SEATTLE (June 6, 2023) — Each year at its annual convention, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO presents awards recognizing the efforts and accomplishments of specific union organizations and individual union members. At the WSLC’s 2023 Convention in SeaTac at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport on July 18-20, these awards will once again be presented to honor exceptional work within Washington’s labor movement.
So the WSLC is calling on its affiliated unions to submit names for consideration. The deadline for nominations for all awards is Monday, June 26. If you would like to send in a nomination for this year’s awards, please email your completed form to Willa Kamakahi at wkamakahi@wslc.org.
Following are descriptions of the awards that will be presented for the WSLC’s 2023 Convention. (Follow the links to download nomination forms.)
The WSLC Mother Jones Award has been recognized for decades as the state labor movement’s award that recognizes our own members in their struggle for dignity and respect for all working men and women in our state. Traditionally, two awards are given, one to an individual and one to an organization. Candidates for the award will best exemplify the tradition of Mary “Mother” Jones’ immortal statement, “Mourn for the dead, but fight like hell for the living!”
The WSLC Economic Development and Transportation Committee reviews nominations and recommends recipients for this award to the WSLC Executive Board.
The WSLC Education, Training and Apprenticeship Committee gives an annual “Bruce Brennan Memorial Award” to the individual who has contributed the most to further the cause of apprenticeship, education and training in Washington state. In 2022, it was awarded to Caitlyn Jekel, former for Gov. Jay Inslee (and WSLC staffer) and current for the .
