Minnesota Machinist wins top safety award

A Minnesota Machinist took high honors at the recent conference of the National Safety Council. Mary Sansom became the second woman to win the Distinguished Service to Safety Award.

It is given to those who have significantly impacted safety and health affairs both on the job and in their community.

Established in 1954, it is the Council?s highest award to individuals. Since the beginning, 102 Labor Division members have received this award. Sansom was the first woman to chair the Labor Division of the Council and is its out-going chairperson.

Mary Sansom

A 30-year IAM member, Sansom has been an active member of Local 1833 from the beginning. In addition to chairing the Safety Committee, she also serves as recording secretary. A Northwest Airlines employee, she chairs the NWA/IAM Joint Labor-Management Safety and Health Committee and serves as an instructor at several levels.

Sansom played a key role in planning the Workers’ Memorial at the union?s education center in southern Maryland. She authored the resolution establishing the memorial.

For more information
Visit the Machinists’ national website, www.iamaw.org, the District 143 website, www.iam143.org and the Local 1833 website, www.localiam1833.org

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