Raw Facts Awards

1979

LUPA

3^rd -- Best Union Education Story

Special Mention: Human Interest Feature

1986

LUPA

2^nd -- for Best Cartoon, Graphic or Puzzle

1988

LUPA

1^st -- Best Original Cartoon, Graphic, Photo, Photo Collage or Puzzle

4^th -- General Excellence

4^th -- Best Original Article or Story

1990

LUPA

1^st -- General Excellence

1^st -- Best Education Article

Special Mention: Best Local Union Feature or News Story

ILCA

2^nd -- General Excellence

1991

LUPA

1^st -- Best Original Article, Story or Poem

1^st -- Best Education Article

ILCA

1^st -- General Excellence

1992

LUPA

1^st -- Best Local Union Feature or News Story

Honorable Mention: General Excellence & Best Education Article

ILCA

3^rd -- Best Series Concerning Labor history

1993

LUPA

3^rd -- General Excellence

2^nd -- Best Election Article

Honorable Mention: Best Local Union Feature or News Story

ILCA

Saul Miller Award to John Blair, Raw Facts Columnist

1^{st --} Best Use of Graphics

3^rd --General Excellence

2^nd -- Unique Performance

3^rd -- Best Editorial or Column

1994

LUPA

2^nd (tie) – Best Local Union Feature or News Story

3^rd (tie) – General Excellence

Special Mention – Best Article, etc. Educating Members on Key Issue

1998

LUPA

1^st -- Best Inside Page Layout

3^rd -- General Excellence

3^rd -- Best News Story

Honorable Mention: Best Local Union Feature or News Story

1999

LUPA

1^st -- Best News Story

3^rd -- 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

2004

2nd place -- Original Article 

2005

1st Place -- Best Front Page

2nd Place -- Best Call-to-Action Story

Honorable mention -- General Excellence & Original Article

2006

1st Place -- Best Original Article

1st Place -- Best Editorial or Essay

2nd Place -- General Excellence (tie)

2007

1st Place -- Original News Article or Editorial

2nd Place -- General Excellence

2008

1st Place -- Original Article or Editorial

3rd Place -- Best Use of Photos or Graphics

The years noted are for the publication year, not contest year.

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.