Iron 5's Martin Wins Top Labor Award

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Iron Workers Local 5 Business Manager Kendall Martin heads up the 2012 Evening With Labor Award winners, winning the JC Turner Award “for his extensive support of Metro Council and Community Service Agency events,” said Council President Jos Williams. “Kendall can always be counted on to be there with funds, bodies, whatever it takes.” An  active Council Board member, Martin and his local also participate in COPE and political activities. Other award-winners include the MD COPE Legislator Scorecard Committee (COPE Award), Laborers Local 657 (Organizing Award), UFCW 1994/MCGEO (Golden Picket Award), and Ann Hoffman, NWU (Thomas M. Bradley Community Services Award). The 36th annual Evening with Labor is set for March 16; to reserve tickets and ad space in the program book -- $150 each for tickets, tables of ten $1,500 each, full page ad $500, half page ad $250, quarter page ad $125, business card ad $50 – email kmckirchy@dclabor.org. Deadline for copy is February 22.