Carol McGregor Award 2014

Nominations are once again open for the Carol McGregor CLC Disability Rights Award.

 

The CLC created this award to recognize the outstanding contributions of a worker with a disability who has made a significant and lasting impact in their union and/or the community by promoting and defending the rights of persons with disabilities.

 

The award is given annually and announced on December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. You may read the biography of last year’s winner here .

Below is the nomination form. We encourage you to distribute it widely and consider nominating anactivist from your organization. The form will also be available on the CLC website. Nominations will beaccepted until Friday, October 31, 2014.

 

Any union member or organization may nominate a candidate. We know that unions have made a real difference in making workplaces more accessible for workers with disabilities. This award gives us a chance to recognize the dedication and leadership of disability rights activists within our movement who have worked hard to raise these

issues and ensure that they remain a priority. Let us celebrate how unions promote fairness for workers with disabilities while recognizing the outstanding contribution of our activists.