DC Young Trade Unionists Scholarship

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Young women interested in being part of the next generation of union leadership have a new opportunity, thanks to a scholarship being offered this year by the DC Young Trade Unionists (DC YTU). The scholarship to the UALE Northeast Summer School for Union Women will help “educate a young women on issues that help protect union members and help move the labor movement forward,” says DC Young Trade Unionists President Kevin Burton. Classes, which will be held at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, range from collective bargaining to public speaking and mobilizing for political and legislative activity. The school aims to “strengthen their [students’] knowledge and understanding of the U.S. labor movement, and to develop skills that will prepare them to be more active members and leaders.” The summer school runs July 28th-August 2nd; applications for the scholarship are due May 18th. Click here to apply now.