Each year, the IAM celebrates the Wimpy Awards—named after the late International President William W. Winpisinger—to honor NFFE and IAM locals that take extraordinary measures in communications content and design. Based on submissions to the annual Newsletter & Website Contest, communications professionals from labor and industry judge the submissions to very high professional standards. NFFE is proud to celebrate this year’s winners:
- Local 125, first place for Best Feature, Printed Newsletter (Local Lodge)
- Local 125, second place for Best Layout and Design, Print Newsletter (Local Lodge)
- Local 125, third place for General Excellence, Printed Newsletter (Local Lodge)
- NFFE National, second place for Website General Excellence (District Lodge)
- NFFE National, second place for Website Special Performance (District Lodge)
- NFFE National, third place for Website Best Layout and Design (District Lodge)
- NFFE National, third place for Best Layout and Design, Print Newsletter (District Lodge)
“My heartiest congratulations to Bill Lyons and David Chevalier of NFFE Local 125 for their excellent work on their newsletter, the 125 Post, and for their outstanding effort on their first-place winner, Celebrating Women in Labor,” exclaimed Randy Erwin, NFFE National President. “Over the coming year, we will place a great emphasis on improving our communication capabilities including the design of a new website and other tools to assist NFFE members and locals.”