2006 Evening with Labor Awardees

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

J.C. Turner Award for Outstanding Trades Unionist of the Year: GENE PINDER, Business Manager, Baltimore-Washington Laborers’ District Council, Committee on Political Education (COPE) Awards: JIM LOWERY, Elevator Constructors Local 10 (MD); ERIC STARIN, Office and Professional Employees Local 2 (MD); GERALD WARRICK, Laborers’ Local 657 (MD); JACK TAYLOR, Plumbers Local 5 (MD); ANTHONY FREDERICK, Laborers Local 657 (DC); GLORIA BRYANT, Service Employees Local 722 (DC). Organizing Award: SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 32BJ. Thomas M. Bradley Community Services Award: GWEND JOHNSON, DC CBTU. Special Recognition: ROBERT ADES AND ASSOCIATES, ASHCRAFT AND GEREL, KOONZ, MCKENNEY, JOHNSON, DEPAOLIS & LIGHTFOOT; three law firms that have been consistent and generous supporters of Evening With Labor and other Council and Agency events.