The Dubuque Area Labor-Management Council was formed to help unions and employers work together and to promote the principles of constructive labor relations. The awards program publicly recognizes and appreciates individuals (the "Great Job Honor Roll") and labor-management committees (the "Labor-Management Honor Roll") exemplifying one or more of the principles of collaboration in their daily work. These guiding principles are:

1. Participation

2. Openness to change

3. Respect

4. Communication

5. Honesty

6. Responsibility

7. Trust

8. Education

9. Mutual Understanding

Please make a point of contacting or meeting with your labor-relations counterpart to consult about this sometime in the next few days. Together, please consider nominating one or more individuals or groups to be recognized at the Awards Banquet. Nominations are reviewed on their own merit and are not in "competition" with other nominations. The only "cost" associated with this is the banquet dinner tickets to be paid by the nominating employer and/or union.

Questions to ask yourself while evaluating potential nominations include:

• How do the individuals (for example, a steward or supervisor) or labor-management committee help to maintain or improve the labor-management relationship in your workplace?

• Do the individuals or committee exemplify one or more of the above principles in their daily work?

• What accomplishments have been achieved in the recent past that one or more individuals/groups deserve recognition for?

Using one of the forms enclosed, please describe the reasons that the individual(s) or group you are nominating merit recognition. This may be what the committee, he or she has done on a specific project or task or what the committee, he or she does on a regular basis as part of their daily work.

Use concrete examples wherever possible. For committees or teams, please include the names and positions of all individuals involved, and a summary of the group’s efforts and accomplishments to date.

Examples of committees nominated in the past include: quality improvement committees, safety committees, employee assistance committees, health care/insurance committees, worker transition committees, training and education committees, task forces which implemented new products, services or processes, and standing labor-management committees which address workplace issues as they arise. Other groups may also qualify. If you wish, I can provide you with a poster you can put up which solicits recommendations from your employees and/or members.

Please note: There are separate forms for individuals ("Great Job Honor Roll") and committees ("Labor-Management Honor Roll"). Recommendations for nomination should be approved and processed through you, the organization’s representative to the Labor-Management Council. Contact Kelly Cooper at kellycooper@dalmc.net or at 582-8804 if you have any questions.

After nominations have been received, the Awards Committee will contact you to review your nomination with you and schedule a site visit to meet with committees that are nominated. Nominations of individuals are approved without a site visit. Thank you for your prompt and careful consideration.