The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a member, their child or grandchild, to help cover the costs of post-secondary education, including skills training.
Applicants must email contact information, proof of post-secondary registration and acceptance, plus a 500-word essay or a five-minute digital audio file on the theme of:
Do you think the recent unionization of some Amazon and Starbucks employees will help unions appeal to a younger generation?
Send entries to [email protected] (with Harold Dieno Scholarship in the subject line), or mail a hard copy to Harold Dieno Scholarship, Unifor Local 2000, 102 – 5783 176A Street, Surrey, BC, V3S 6S6.
Executive board members will choose the scholarship winner based on the essay or audio file. Past winners are not eligible.
The application deadline is Aug. 15, 2022. The winner will be notified by Aug. 30, 2022. Payment of the $1,000 will be made after the winner has been notified. Please note the winning essay will be published on our Local 2000 website.
Harold Dieno was a dedicated and active member of ITU/CWA Local 226, one of 2000’s predecessor locals, from 1954 until the early 1990s. He passed away in 2017 at age 93. He was known as an exemplary leader who was kind, wise, honest and generous.
In Solidarity,
Jennifer Moreau
Secretary-Treasurer
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