iMail - September 23, 2008 -
Two IAM members are among 13 union activists who will receive financial scholarships as part of the Union Plus Leaders of the Future Scholarship program. Victoria Cheek of Local 846 in Baltimore, MD, and Jeffrey Hartley of Local 946 in Rancho Cordova, CA, will each receive a one-time cash award of $3,000 to help with the cost of continuing their education.
Victoria Cheek is a long-time IAM activist who has served as a negotiator, organizer, shop steward, newsletter editor and member of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). One of the first female activists in her local lodge, Victoria has also taken part in the FTAA Rally in Miami, the WTO Rally in Seattle and the IAM Day of Action in Washington, D.C. Her scholarship will be used to help reach her goal of a BA in Labor Studies and Union Administration at the National Labor College in Silver Spring, MD.
Jeffrey Hartley will use his scholarship to pursue a Master’s degree in Union Leadership and Administration at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. Hartley has served as vice president and communicator for his local in addition to writing a grievance manual that will be used for steward training at his local.
Applicants for the Union Plus scholarship are evaluated according to leadership potential, career goals, social awareness and financial need.
