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2012 TEXAS AFL-CIO SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
(FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ONLY)

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLYING : JANUARY 31, 2012

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Application form must be completely filled out and signed by Applicant, Union Officer, and parent or legal guardian. A copy of your school transcript and a photograph (portrait) is required for processing.

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The national Republican party has selected Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to respond to President Obama’s State of the Union address next week–sending a clear signal the party is making attacks on working people a top priority in the 2012 elections. Daniels is a key backer of right to work for less (RTW) legislation which state Republican lawmakers, in a stunning display of arrogance, have repeatedly tried to ram through, while thumbing their noses at working Hoosiers–not to mention democracy. Read more >>>

First, multimillionaire Mitt Romney told a group of jobless workers he’s also “unemployed.” Next, Romney thought there was no problem in stating publicly that he likes to “fire people.” Now, the Republican presidential wannabee proved yet again how out of touch he is with mainstream Americans by showing the extent to which he’s a member of the elite 1 percent. In South Carolina yesterday, Romney admitted he pays “around” a 15 percent tax rate, while earning $374,000 a year in speaker’s fees alone—an income he described as “not very much.” Read more >>>

Viewers in Austin, Texas, and Pittsburgh are getting the first public look at a new AFL-CIO television spot, “Work Connects Us All: America’s Unions.” The evocative ad features members of many unions, from virtually every industry, and is part of a broad campaign that aims to “fly above the tactics and controversies of the day” and connects with people around the values associated with work, according to AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler. Read more >>>

Work connects us all.

That is the simple message of a new pro-union communications program aimed squarely at workers who may not have had much exposure to labor unions.

Austin has the honor of being one of three pilot cities in the campaign. Here is the AFL-CIO's news release. To see more, go to www.workconnectsusall.org and to the links to the TV ads.

 

 

  Texas AFL-CIO officers and staff paid a thank-you visit to a union member who volunteered his time and expertise to wire a temporary headquarters set up to provide supplies to victims of the summer wildfires in and near Bastrop.

  Philip Lawhon of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 520 donated his time to make sure volunteers at the relief center would be able to see what they are doing.

 Recalling the efforts of volunteers in fighting wildfires that claimed lives and property in Bastrop and other areas of Texas, the Texas AFL-CIO has distributed donations to volunteer fire departments in the Central Texas area.

 Texas AFL-CIO President Becky Moeller said the donations came from the Union Wildfire Relief Fund, which in partnership with the Capital Area United Way provided small donations to victims of the wildfires.

 

 

Two labor scholarships that are available to high school seniors have fast-approaching deadlines.

The Texas AFL-CIO Scholarship Program offers $1,000 grants to entering college students who are members of affiliated unions in Texas or who have a parent or legal guardian who is a member.

The Union Privilege Scholarship Program, a national program, offers varying amounts to entering college students.

 

 

 

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