 State AFL-CIO
offers $8,000 scholarship
If your son or daughter is graduating from high school
this year, and plans to pursue a career in labor
relations or a related field, they are eligible to apply
for an $8,000 college scholarship from the state AFL-CIO.
The winner, who will receive annual payments of $2,000
for four consecutive years, is chosen on the basis of
academic merit and an essay on how the state AFL-CIO
functions as “The People’s Lobby.”
Finalists will be interviewed.
For an application and rules, call 1-800-342-4306, ext.
221.
Completed applications must be submitted with required
documentation and essay by May 15.
The winner and all finalists will be notified of the
decision in June.
— Sherry HalbrookNominees sought to fill E.
Bd. seat
Nominations are sought by the PEF Special Elections
Committee for candidates to fill a vacancy in Seat 195 on
the PEF Executive Board.
This seat represents PEF members at the state Health
Department main offices in PEF Region 8, including those
at the following worksites: Rensselaer County, the Glens
Falls office; 2 University Place; 1215 Western Avenue;
733 Broadway; Washington Avenue; Albany County Health
Department; Sterling Winthrop; Syranac; and other
off-site locations.
Petitioning begins April 22 and ends May 13 to nominate
candidates for this seat. You must have been a PEF member
since November 14, 2001 to run for this board seat. To
sign a nominating petition, you must have been a PEF
member since March 29, 2002.
If more than one eligible candidate is nominated for the
seat, a special election will be held. Ballots will be
mailed to members of that constituency on May 28,
returnable to the American Arbitration Association (AAA)
by June 18. You must have been a PEF member since May 13,
2002 to be eligible to vote in this election.
— Sherry Halbrook
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