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.