Union Advocate newspaper, website win awards

October 22, 2014 by

ilca-logoThe St. Paul Union Advocate, official publication of the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, won two honors for General Excellence and one for Best Analysis in the International Labor Communications Association’s 2014 awards contest.

ILCA awards recognize the best in labor communications and promote high standards in labor journalism. Judges recognized The Advocate in the following categories:

  • First Place, General Excellence – State and Central Body Publications.
  • Second Place, Best Analysis, for “Shutdown left federal workers caught in political crossfire,” published in the November 2013 edition.
  • First Place, General Excellence – Blog, for The Union Advocate’s website, advocate.stpaulunions.org. It marks the first time The Advocate has received an award for its online content.

Labor media outlets from Minnesota fared well in the 2014 ILCA awards. Workday Minnesota, a statewide labor news website operated by the University of Minnesota’s Labor Education Service won eight awards, and the Minneapolis Labor Review, the official publication of the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, won six awards.

View a full list of award winners on the ILCA website.

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Video workshops available for union activists

February 26, 2014 by

Workshops scheduled March 22 and 29 will offer hands-on training in how to shoot and edit short videos with easy-to-use cameras and editing software.

The workshops, led by Labor Education Service videographer John See, are open to active and retired union members with an interest in creating short (2-3 minute) videos for YouTube, Facebook, Workday Minnesota and other websites about issues that concern working people and retirees.

“Don’t have a topic in mind? No problem,” said See. “We’ll supply the content, you just shoot and edit.”

There is a registration fee of $10 for the two sessions, which will run from 9 a.m. to noon. Both sessions will take place at the Minnesota AFL-CIO, 175 Aurora Ave., in St. Paul. For registration information e-mail retirees@mnaflcio.org, or call 651-227-7647.

The Minnesota State Retiree Council, AFL-CIO, is sponsoring the workshops.

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