The ATU takes home wins at the 2021 Labor Media Awards

The International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) has announced the winners of the 2021 Media Awards. Every year, the ILCA awards unions that demonstrate excellence in various categories. The ATU is honored to win eleven awards this year, including four honorable mentions. The ILCA is the professional organization of labor communicators in North America that provides a platform to showcase, advance, and amplify the work of labor communicators.

The ATU won the following awards:

Max Steinbock Award

The highest single award for journalistic excellence First place - In Transit magazine October-December 2020

Visual Communications

Third place award - For best front page/cover, In Transit magazine October-December 2020

Saul Miller Awards for Political Action

Second place - ‘How a Union Saved Public Transit,’ In Transit magazine April-June 2020

Best Informational Graphic for Visual Communications

Third place - Transit ballot initiatives, In Transit magazine July-September 2020

Visual Communications - Best Illustration

Second place - Fight on the Frontline Against the Pandemic, In Transit magazine- July-September 2020

Electronic Media - Best News Video

Third-place - Video: ‘ATU Tommy Douglas Conference Center launches AFL-CIO Caravan for Racial and Economic Justice.’

Political Action - Best Mail Piece

Second place - Biden/Harris Rep. Elissa Slotkin ATU mailer

Best Website

Honorable mention – ATU website, www.atu.org

Best Electronic Publication

Honorable Mention - The ATU Dispatch

Best Issue Advocacy Video Honorable Mention - ‘Not One More’

Political Action - Best Flyer

Honorable Mention - Ossoff/Warnock GA senate runoff election leaflet