Doris Reed Trade Unionist of the Year

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
This year's Outstanding Trade Unionist is Doris Reed of the Association of Supervisory and Administrative School Personnel (ASASP). Reed - who will receive the JC Turner Outstanding Trade Unionist Award at Saturday night's Evening with Labor -- has been "an active member of the Metro Council Executive Board, turning out the union members for endorsed-candidate campaigns, participating actively in endorsement interviews, supporting the Council's political initiatives, lobbying for labor in Prince George's County, and working in solidarity with the other school unions," says Metro Council President Jos Williams. "She's also been a strong supporter of the Community Services Agency efforts and has been instrumental in promoting the return of Career and Technical Education with the Prince George's County School Superintendent's Office." IRON WORKERS LOCAL 5 and the BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS are this year's Thomas M. Bradley Community Services Award-winners. "These organizations have done it all to support the CSA," says Community Services Agency (CSA) Executive Director Kathleen McKirchy. Both unions have been major supporters of the Community Services Agency's (CSA) bowling and golf tournaments, the first-ever Labor at the Nats night, and the Annual Holiday Basket project, raising thousands of dollars to support the CSA's efforts. Local 5 has also provided hands-on pre-apprenticeship training at CSA's request for women going through the Washington Area Women in the Trades program and the Bricklayers helped CSA collect personal care and baby items for hurricanes Katrina and Rita. For tickets for Evening With Labor, email kmckirch@dclaborarchives.org or call 202-974-8221. Photo by Andy Richards