The Working Families Coalition has won a prestigious U.S. political award for its advertising campaign during the last Ontario election.

The Coalition recently received a 2012 Reed Award for excellence in the category of best international campaigns from Campaigns & Elections (C&E) magazine.

Working Families is a coalition of unions that includes Local 793 of the International Union of Operating Engineers.

C&E covers the strategies, techniques and personalities of modern politics.

The award is named for C&E founder Stanley Foster Reed.

To read more about the award, click here.