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  • iMail , News January 4, 2011

    Three IAM Members Receive Union Plus Grants

    A trio of Machinists Union members from Ohio and Illinois are the latest recipients of Union SAFE grants from Union Plus. The grants, which do not have to be repaid, are designed to assist members of AFL-CIO affiliated unions who are facing financial hardship from health and educational expenses. The members receiving grants include Chicago

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  • iMail , News December 9, 2010

    Apply Now for 2011 Union Plus Scholarship

    Applications are now available for the 2011 Union Plus Scholarship, which is open to union members, their spouses and dependent children. Individuals must be accepted into an accredited college or university, community college, or recognized technical or trade school at the time the award is issued. Union Plus has awarded more than $3 million to

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  • iMail , News April 1, 2010

    Local Lodge 2339H Member Wins Union Plus Scholarship

    IAM Local Lodge 2339H member Sarah Gray has been awarded a Union Plus Scholarship to attend the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, MD. A flight attendant for Continental Express Jet, Gray also serves on the Communications Committee for Local 2339H in Houston, TX, and hopes a degree in Labor Education will give her

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  • iMail , News February 16, 2010

    Pennsylvania Member Wins Union Plus Scholarship

    Scranton, PA, Local 847 member Michael Poch has been awarded a $3,200 Union Plus Scholarship to attend the National Labor College (NLC) at the George Meany Campus in Silver Spring, MD. A crane electrician at General Dynamics in Scranton, Poch serves the membership of Local 847 as a Steward and Educator. His involvement in the

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