Posted:
October 16, 2009
Competing against local unions nationwide, the Utility Reporter captured a half dozen first place awards in the 2009 Labor Media Contest sponsored by the International Labor Communications Association. The awards were presented in September at the ILCA biennial convention in Pittsburgh, PA.
“Water War: Members
at TMWA Defeat Takeover” by
Communications Director Eric Wolfe told the story of the mobilization by Local
1245 members at Truckee Meadow Water Authority to defeat a proposed sale of the
agency’s assets. The story won first place for best news story and was also
awarded the Saul Miller Award for best Political Action Story. The story
appeared in the September-October issue.
“Mighty Movers”, a photo essay on a SMUD transmission job, won first
place for Best Photo Essay. Members at SMUD contributed photos of the job; Eric
Wolfe contributed photos of the crew. The photos appeared in the March-April
2008 issue.
“Electricity
Generation, in Kilowatt-Hours (kWh), per 10-cent Investment” by contract graphic artist Kathy Kifer won first place
for Best Informational Graphic. It appeared in the January-February 2008 issue.
“Nuclear
Revisited,” the third installment in the Utility
Reporter series on Global Warming, Electric Power and IBEW Local 1245, won
first place for Best Analysis. “Nuclear Revisited”, together with “Catching
the Wind,” the fourth installment in the series, was awarded first place
for Best Series of Articles. Both were written by Eric Wolfe.
“Working on the Riser,” a photograph by
Eric Wolfe, won Third Place for best photograph.