2011 Evening with Labor Winners: Outstanding Citizen
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Reverend Graylan Hagler is this year’s winner
of the Wilhelmina Rolark Outstanding Citizen
Award. Reverend Hagler (at right in photo) has been a
stalwart fixture on local picket lines for over
30 years. Supporting many locals and many
struggles, Rev. Hagler never hesitates to speak
truth – loudly and fiercely – to power,
actively supporting the labor movement and
community on issues from Walmart to the living
wage, safe and sick days legislation and other
progressive issues and activities. Like this
award’s namesake, Rev. Hagler is also a
tireless and fearless champion of workers and
folks on the periphery of the economy.
This is the second
in our series this week highlighting this
year’s Evening with Labor award winners,
selected for their outstanding contributions to
the metro-area labor movement in 2011. The 35th
annual Evening with Labor is this Saturday;
email kmckirch@dclaborarchives.org
to reserve tickets.
- photo of Rev. Hagler
and Council President Jos Williams at NNU
“March on the Boss” (11/1/2010) by Chris
Garlock