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.