Allen Recognized for Political Action

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
ATU 689’s James Allen, Jr’s political action activities will be recognized with the 2007 COPE Award at Saturday night’s 31st Evening With Labor. Allen, former president of ATU 689, has been extremely active since his retirement, regularly participating in the Maryland/DC Chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans as well as the National Capital Area Union Retirees. In this capacity, he has assisted with COPE meetings, and helped with Get-Out-The-Vote, labor-to-neighbor door knocking events, and brought his labor union values to the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee, helping bring about a renewed energy to labor's involvement in the politics of Prince George's County. Watch for reports on the JC Turner Award for Outstanding Trade Unionist of the Year and the Thomas M. Bradley Community Services Awards tomorrow! Evening With Labor tickets are still available: contact Kathleen McKirchy, kmckirch@dclaborarchives.org