The CFT has won nine First Place awards in the International Labor Media Communications contest for 2019, in a competition delayed by a few months because of the pandemic.
2019 was a busy year for the CFT and for union communications. In the first three months alone, the union experienced the UTLA strike, the launch of the new CFT website, and CFT’s 100th Anniversary Convention. The awards are listed below.
3 First Place
CFT website wins a clean sweep!
- Best Website
- Best Electronic Content
- Best Design
This is the second year in row the CFT website won First Place
awards. The website launched in February of 2019.
3 First Place
Six Days
That Shook Los Angeles
- Best News Story
- Best Series
- Best Photo Essay
Our groundbreaking 6-part series on the UTLA strike with
reporting and writing by CFT Reporter Steve Weingarten and
photographs by Bob Riha, Jr.
First Place
CFT 100 Years Union Strong
- Best Multimedia Campaign
This award includes all of the communications produced for the
CFT’s 100th Anniversary — our collection of website stories, our
collection of videos, the special series
in California Teacher, the social media posts, the CFT Union
Strong collateral, swag and online store. Find our collection of stories and videos
here.
First Place
State’s
oldest AFT local shares 100th birthday with CFT
- Best Labor History
United Educators of San Francisco was founded the same year as
the CFT and also celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2019. This
summary history was written by Dennis Kelly, former
president United Educators of San Francisco.
First Place
California Supreme Court victory for Antelope Valley classified
staff
- Saul Miller Awards for Collective Bargaining
With reporting and writing by CFT Reporter Steve
Weingarten
Honorable Mention
Finding Common
Ground in Higher Education Conference
- Best Feature Story
With reporting, writing and photographs by CFT Reporter David Bacon
