August 11, 2009 - Minnesota Local 1833 member Victoria Cheek is among 12 winners of the 2009 Union Plus Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship program who will receive one-time cash awards to help with the cost of continuing their education.
The Union Plus winners were chosen on the basis of their leadership potential, career goals, social awareness and financial need.
The judges noted that “Victoria is a past Future Leaders Scholarship winner (2008) who also participated in the mentoring program. She is one of the first female activists for her local and has held many union positions, including shop steward, communicator, educator, newsletter editor and trustee.”
For more information about benefits available from Union Plus, visit http://www.unionplus.org.
