Introducing the Evening with Labor 2024 Awardees

Every year the Evening with Labor Awards honor outstanding leaders in the DC region's labor movement who have gone above and beyond to support our union movement and union members.

Nominations for this year's awards were open from January until early March, and all of the nominations submitted this year reflect a leader-full movement that is powerful, connected, and growing.

Today we are proud to announce the Evening with Labor 2024 Awardees:

• The Thomas Bradley Community Service Award: Chris Biondi, Training Director, Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5
  

• Organizing Award: DC Nurses Association
  

• Golden Picket Award: Washington-Baltimore News Guild
  

• Outstanding Citizen and Outstanding Ally Award: Déjah Désirée Williams, MPP
  

• Joslyn N. Williams Vanguard Award: Dena Briscoe, APWU Local 140
  

• J.C. Turner Award for Outstanding Trade Unionist of the Year: Emiliana Sparaco, National Field Director, NPEU/IFPTE Local 70

Congratulations to all of this year's awardees! Your leadership is a model for others to follow and we look forward to celebrating with you in April.
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Join us to recognize all of this year's awardees by getting your tickets today for Evening with Labor 2024:

Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for this year's awards. It is clear from the quality and quantity of nominations that we have much to be proud of as a movement. We look forward to celebrating together at Evening with Labor on Friday, April 12.