Calgary UNA members' spouses and dependents eligible for CDLC scholarships

Dependents and spouses of UNA members who work in the Calgary area may be eligible to apply for two $1,500 scholarships offered by the Calgary and District Labour Council.

The S’ean Gillen Memorial Scholarships are available to dependents under 26 years of age and spouses of members of unions affiliated with the CDLC. Applicants’ parents must be members in good standing of their union, and union locals must have been affiliated with CDLC for at least one year.

Those locals will fall roughly inside the geographic area extending from the Saskatchewan border and the east to the B.C. border on the west, and the town of High River in the south to the city of Airdrie in the north.

Applicants are required to submit a 2,500-word essay on one of the following three topics:

-       What unions mean to me

-       The history of the labour movement in Alberta

-       The future of the labour movement in Alberta.

The scholarships are available for education or training from a recognized educational institution in Alberta.

For more information on the scholarships, including more information on eligible institutions, email admin@thecdlc.ca or visit www.thecdlc.ca/. An application form is available on the website.

The deadline for applications is June 1, 2015.