Local Newsletter Spotlight: Great Pictures Make Puerto Rico's UPAGRA a Standout

Above, the front page and below, an inside page from April-May issue of UPAGRA that illustrate the excellent pictures the local takes and how well editors use them in the bimonthly newsletter.

The colorful and newsy bimonthly publication from UPAGRA in Puerto Rico, part of TNG-CWA Local 33225, is the first of many local newsletters that we will feature here every few weeks.

UPAGRA, which is the name of the publication as well as the union, is generally eight to 12 pages with a variety of news stories that show how busy and active members are in Puerto Rico.

But the terrific pictures are the reason we choose UPAGRA as our first featured newsletter. With few exceptions, the photos are action-oriented and well composed. Photos of rallies and marches don’t show a few die-hard activists. They’re filled with people whose body language and signs raised high tell you exactly what’s going on. You don’t have to be able to read this Spanish-language publication to know how much pride members take in their union and how determined they are to fight for their rights.

Keep up the great work, UPAGRA! Click here to check out the Sept/Oct 2010 issue.

Want to be featured here? Please make sure the CWA Communications Department is on your local newsletter’s mailing list. Send to: Janelle Hartman, CWA Communications, 501 Third St. NW, WashingtonDC, 20001.