APWU of Iowa   

APWU of Iowa
PO Box 539
Des Moines, IA 50302
United States
ph: 563-599-7725
alt: 515-669-8046

Scholarships

Iowa Postal Workers Union

E.R. Stowers and Aaron Baer Scholarship

 

Rules and Guidelines for scholarships applicants:

 1. One applicant must be a son or daughter of an ative or deceased member of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) in an Iowa Postal Workers Union (IPWU) affiliated local or Member-at-Large of the IPWU.

    One applicant must be an active member of the Iowa Postal Workers Union.

 

2. One applicant must be a senior attending high school.

One applicant must be a member in good standing with the IPWU.

If there are no applicants in one of these categories, then two will be awarded from on category.

 

3. The high school senior applicant's parents must have been a member in good standing for at least one year prior to application or must have been a member for one year immediately preceeding death.

 

4. The active member must have been a member in good standing for at least one year prior to application.

 

5. Application must be made on the official IPWU appliaction form and must be returned with the required essay to the address on the application.(to request an appliaction send a request to info@apwuiowa.com.)

 

6. Applicants will be judged on the essay. The essay must not be more than 300 words. The essay will be on the theme; "Why American needs a strong trade union movement."

 

7. Scholarship winners will be selected by an impartial panel of educators affiliated with the University of Iowa Labor Center.

 

8. Scholarship recipients must attend an accredited college of choice which does not discriminate due to race, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, handicap, political affiliation, age or national origin.

 

9, The award winners must show proof of enrollment, registration) in an accredited college, prior to receipt of the award. If the award winners fail to attend an accredited college or provide proof of enrollment in the award year, the sholarship will go to an alternate.

 

10. All applications and essays must be received at the post office box not later than June 1. (IPWU PO Box 539, Des Moines, IA. 50302.)

 

11. IPWU reserves the right to cancel or end this scholarship program at any time provided that all scholarships already granted or announced shall be awarded as stated.

 

Iowa Federation of Labor 

GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP

LABOR CENTER

The University of Iowa

The assistantship is offered for those students who have an interest in working in the Industrial Relations or Labor Education area, and it requires that they take an active part in the teaching, research, and/or service activities of the Labor Center.

Requirements to Be Considered for Qualifying for Assistantship Includes:

  • That the applicant be a member in good standing or the child or ward of a member in good standing (active, deceased or retired) of a local union affiliated with the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.
  • That the applicant be accepted into a graduate or professional program of study at The University of Iowa.
  • That the applicant demonstrate a need for financial assistance.
  • That the applicant profess an interest in labor education and research and have the capabilities to offer assistance to the program at the University.

    • The appointment requires that the student allocate 10 hours of professional activity per week.

    The salary will be determined by The University of Iowa and UE COGS Collective Bargaining Agreement. 

     

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES EXPANDED

WAEPA, a non-profit association founded in 1943, has just announced a
significant expansion of its college scholarship program. For the
2008-2009 academic year, the following scholarship awards have been
established:

* $4,000 Scholarship -- One award, renewable up to three years.
(Total value equals $16,000)

* $3,000 Scholarship -- Three awards, renewable up to two years.
(Total value equals $9,000 per award)

* $2,000 Scholarship -- Six awards, renewable up to one year.
(Total value equals $4,000 per award)

* $1,000 Scholarship -- Forty awards.

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To learn more about WAEPA visit
http://fedweek.sparklist.com/t/295520807/1762894/303/0/
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Plus, in recognition that 2008 will mark WAEPA's 65th anniversary,
fifteen additional $1,000 awards have been added. As a result, there
will be a total of sixty-five scholarships available for the 2008-2009
academic year.

"We introduced the WAEPA Scholarship program last year and the results
were phenomenal -- the response was tremendous and the quality of
applicants was exceptional," said John Seal, President of WAEPA.
"Since there were so many deserving students, the Board of Directors
decided to increase the number of scholarships for the second year of
the program."

All applicants are evaluated by an independent firm on the basis of
academic record, demonstrated leadership in school, community, or
volunteer activities, honors, work experience, goals and aspirations,
unusual personal or family circumstances, and an outside appraisal.
Only children of WAEPA life policyholders are eligible for the WAEPA
Scholarship Program.


ABOUT WAEPA
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WAEPA is a non-profit association that provides life insurance to
civilian federal employees and their families. Over 40,000 members now
belong to WAEPA, and life insurance in-force exceeds $8.3 billion.
WAEPA
is governed by a Board of Directors composed of senior career
executives
of the U.S. government who serve on a voluntary non-paid basis.

In addition, WAEPA has also established a premium refund policy. Since
1996 WAEPA has granted eleven premium refunds, which has resulted in
WAEPA members receiving over $33 million in premium refunds. This past
September WAEPA refunded over $5.3 million in returned premiums to its
members.

WAEPA enables federal employees, and their families, to purchase better

life insurance at far better prices. As a superior alternative, or
supplement to FEGLI, WAEPA gives its members more coverage, more
benefits,
and greater flexibility- yet costs much less. WAEPA currently protects
over 40,000 federal employees and their families with over $8.3 billion

of life insurance coverage.

WAEPA is located in Falls Church, Virginia, just outside of Washington
DC.
To learn more about WAEPA visit
http://fedweek.sparklist.com/t/295520807/1762894/303/0/,
or call 1-800-368-3484. 

 

 

         Iowa Postal Workers Union, APWU,  AFL-CIO  

                         Be Union - Buy Union

The Iowa Postal Workers Union is a part of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) AFL-CIO. 

     The Iowa Postal Workers Union (IPWU) affirms its belief in a single union of all Postal Workers in non-supervisory levels and will work to achieve this goal.

     The IPWU educates our membership through use of seminars and specials class as well as through media outlets such as the Postal Solidarity (The Iowa Postal Worker paper is a part of this joint effort.)

     The IPWU  works towards educating the general public on the history of the Labor Movement.

     The IPWU will work for the election of candidates - regardless of party - who favor pasage of improved legislation in the interest of all labor. To work for the repeal of laws which are unjust to labor and Postal workers, such as the denial of the right to strike and denial of the right to support political cadidates of their choice.

     The IPWU will represent all members in every way possible with issues dealing with, but not limited to grievances.

The IPWU will continue to organize the unorganized.

 

 

                                                                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

APWU of Iowa
PO Box 539
Des Moines, IA 50302
United States
ph: 563-599-7725
alt: 515-669-8046