Raw Facts Awards
1979
LUPA
3rd -- Best Union Education Story
Special Mention: Human Interest Feature
1986
LUPA
2nd -- for Best Cartoon, Graphic or Puzzle
1988
LUPA
1st -- Best Original Cartoon, Graphic, Photo, Photo Collage or Puzzle
4th -- General Excellence
4th -- Best Original Article or Story
1990
LUPA
1st -- General Excellence
1st -- Best Education Article
Special Mention: Best Local Union Feature or News Story
ILCA
2nd -- General Excellence
1991
LUPA
1st -- Best Original Article, Story or Poem
1st -- Best Education Article
ILCA
1st -- General Excellence
1992
LUPA
1st -- Best Local Union Feature or News Story
Honorable Mention: General Excellence & Best Education Article
ILCA
3rd -- Best Series Concerning Labor history
1993
LUPA
3rd -- General Excellence
2nd -- Best Election Article
Honorable Mention: Best Local Union Feature or News Story
ILCA
Saul Miller Award to John Blair, Raw Facts Columnist
1st -- Best Use of Graphics
3rd --General Excellence
2nd -- Unique Performance
3rd -- Best Editorial or Column
1994
LUPA
2nd (tie) – Best Local Union Feature or News Story
3rd (tie) – General Excellence
Special Mention – Best Article, etc. Educating Members on Key Issue
1998
LUPA
1st -- Best Inside Page Layout
3rd -- General Excellence
3rd -- Best News Story
Honorable Mention: Best Local Union Feature or News Story
1999
LUPA
1st -- Best News Story
3rd -- Best Front Page
Honorable Mention: General Excellence & Best Original Photo or Photo Collage
2000
LUPA
1st --Best Front Page
1st -- General Excellence
2001
LUPA
1st -- Best Overall Design
1st -- Political Coverage
2nd -- General Excellence
3rd -- Editorial or Essay
2002
LUPA
2nd -- Editorial or Essay
Honorable mention -- General Excellence & News Story
2005
1st Place -- Best Call-to-Action Story
2nd Place -- Best Political Coverage
2nd Place -- Best Editorial or Essay
2006
1st Place -- Best Original Article
1st Place -- Best Editorial or Essay
2nd Place -- General Excellence (tie)
LUPA is the Local Union Press Association of the UAW. ILCA is the International Labor Communications Association of the AFL-CIO/CLC. We almost always enter the LUPA competitions but we only enter the ILCA contest occasionally.