From the President
Applications for the 2005 Family Scholarships to the UAW's fabulous Black Lake
Education Center are available at the hall. Family sessions run July 10-15,
July 17-22, and July 24-29. The UAW pays all lodging, food, and program costs.
Air fare and other transportation costs are also largely covered.
Ask almost anybody who has ever been to Black Lake how much they liked it. The
entire family gets scheduled programs during the day. The children, divided
by age groups, have separate workshops. UAW leaders and experts in every area
of union work assemble at the facility. There is a lot of time to do one's own
program of studying at the union library and bookstore.. A ball field, a lake
with a sandy beach, a giant pool, a big gymnasium, golf, and acres of beautiful
woodland make certain that nobody ever gets bored.
The program is only open to members and their own children. Tots under 3 years
of age cannot be accomodated.
--Reecie Giesecke, President
If you know of someone who has a passion for organizing and wants to learn the technique, UNITE HERE has announced a five-week summer organizing internship that promises to be hands-on all the way.
The program, which includes five days of training and field placement of up to four weeks, runs from June 21 to July 26 and pays $300 a week. Students are welcome, but the program is not limited to them.
Application deadline is Friday, April 15. Go to www.unitehere.org/jobs
--Ed Sills, Texas AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO's Union Summer program will again give people who want a
career in union organizing a chance to shine in a real-life organizing
situation.
Nearly 3,000 interns have participated in Union Summer activities as the
program nears its 10th anniversary. Many of those remain in the union
movement, either organizing, doing research, or working in communications or
politics.
The AFL-CIO reports that last year, interns worked with Working America
and in campaigns for AFSCME, UFCW, AFT, IUPAT, UNITE HERE, SEIU and IUOE.
Campaigns ranged from contract drives to strike preparations to organizing
homecare and Wal-Mart campaigns.
Also continuing this year will be the AFL-CIO's Seminary Summer, which
allows religious leaders and students planning to become religious leaders
to engage in faith-based programs involving worker issues.
This year, the AFL-CIO is adding Law Student Union Summer, in which law
students work on organizing and first contract campaigns with affiliated
national unions. The students will engage in legal research and writing,
investigation of unfair labor practices, leafleting, rallies and corporate
research.
Two five-week internships are scheduled for this summer, from June 9 to
July 13, and from July 14 to Aug. 17.
Internship applications are due by April 15. Visit www.aflcio.org and
click on Union Summer (under All About Unions) for an online application.
Union that are interested in hosting Union Summer or Seminary Summer
interns in an active organizing campaign should submit a Request for Site
Consideration by April 30, 2005. To begin this process, contact Nancy Lenk,
Union Summer director, at (404)766-5050 or e-mail nlenk@aflcio.org.
Requests for a Law Student Union Summer intern should go to Nancy Schiffer
in the AFL-CIO Legal Department.
"We continue to put heavier emphasis on college juniors and seniors in
an
effort to enhance quality, maturity and commitment," AFL-CIO President
John
Sweeney said. "One does not have to be a college student to participate.
Sons and daughters of your members who meet our criteria are encouraged to apply
early."
--Ed Sills, Texas AFL-CIO