AFL Women’s committee honors phenomenal
 women with IWD award

Sister Frankie Nash of the Communication, Energy & Paperworkers Union Local 855 is the recipient of this year’s AFL International Women’s Day Award. Frankie is a grassroots union activist and has been dedicated to working with her union and community in Hinton over the past two decades.

The Federation’s women’s committee would like to recognize all the sisters nominated for the International Women’s Day Award. The committee would also like to thank the unions, locals and labour councils who nominated these women.

"In nominating these sisters, the labour movement is recognizing phenomenal women, and phenomenal sisters," said committee member Heather Walker.

This year’s nominees were:

• Barbara Ames, CUPE Local 38
• Margaret (Peggy) Askin, TWU Local 203 (formerly IBEW Local 348)
• Frankie Nash, CEP Local 855
• Anne O’zipko, UFCW Local 120G
• Heather Walker, AUPE Local 57

The recipient of the 2001 IWD award will be presented with the award on International Women’s Day. Stay tuned for the announcement where the presentation will take place.