JC Turner Award for Outstanding Trades Unionist of the Year: JIMMY TARLAU
Monday, March 10, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
This top award for the union leader who
most typifies the characteristics of a
trade unionist is not necessarily awarded every year. CWA District 2-13’s
Jimmy
Tarlau (right), this
year’s
recipient, has earned our recognition several times over, having been a fixture
at virtually every local union event, taking part in demonstrations, actions
and political campaigns throughout the local labor community. He’s also a
regular and active Board member of the Metro Washington Council. Jimmy has been
a tireless fighter for workers’ rights and is also a strong community leader,
serving for the last six years on the City Council of Mount Rainer, Maryland.
He embodies our campaign encouraging union members to run for public office and
is now taking it to the next level, running hard for the Maryland General
Assembly, a gutsy shoe-leather campaign which has been enthusiastically
endorsed by the Metro Washington Council. In addition to his unending
commitment
to working people, Jimmy is simply a great guy. Tarlau will be recognized as
Outstanding Trades Unionist of the Year at the March 15 Evening with Labor;
email kmckirchy@dclaborarchives.org for
ticket info.