CWA 1101 Exec. VP Angel Feliciano and District 1 VP Chris Shelton (pictured right). Click on the photo to view the photo gallery.

In a critical time for raising funds to fight back against attacks on working families, CWA 1101, Districts 1 and 6 were honored last week for their members’ CWA Political Action contributions, a collective $1.8 million over the past year.

The districts and individual locals were recognized with awards given at the convention Tuesday. Previously known as CWA-COPE, the program is now being called CWA Political Action.

District 1 was honored for raising the most funds, $984,613; for having the most members giving to political action, 15,181; and for having the most members contributing at least $1 or more per week, 11,129.

CWA 1101 Exec. VP Angel Feliciano and District 1 VP Chris Shelton. Click on the photo to view the photo gallery.

District 6 won for having the highest percentage of member participation in political fundraising at 20.15 percent; for having the highest percentage of members contributing $1 or more per week at 15.61 percent; and for having the highest per capita contributions per total membership, $14.41 per year.

The local awards went to:

• Local 1101 for having the most members signed up for voluntary contributions, with 2,341 participants. Local 1101 also won for having the most members contributing at least $1 automatically every week, 1,455.
• Local 1301 for having the highest percentage of members contributing, an impressive 93.3 percent.
• Local 6300 for contributing the most dollars at $132,906.