The Louisiana AFL-CIO will be awarding three $1000 scholarships at the 65th Annual Convention in March.
Application materials must be postmarked by January 17, 2020.
Mail applications to:
Eligibility: All contestants must be high school seniors residing in Louisiana whose parent/step parent is a member of an affiliated local union in good standing with the Louisiana AFL-CIO.
How to Enter: Contestants must submit an original essay on the topic "How Do Unions Help Workers in Today's Economy?"
Rules:
- The contestants application must include the following:
- A one-page cover sheet showing the student's name, address, phone number, name of school, name of parent who is a union member, and the complete name, local union number and telephone number of the local union which the parent is a member of.
- A 1,500-2000 word essay on the topic: How Do Unions Help Workers in Today's Economy?
- DO NOT put your name on the essay!
- A current copy of the applicant's high school transcript.
- Contestants are expected to use encyclopedias, textbooks, the Internet, biographies, bulletins, newspaper articles, the AIL Labor Letter, reports of private organizations or governmental agencies, personal interviews with union personnel (other than their parents), and other research materials deemed appropriate as sources of information. Research materials should be properly cited and documented.
The scholarships will be awarded primarily on the basis of the essay's worthiness, but the required information will be considered as well. Essays will be judged on the basis of the ideas presented and developed, the quality and pertinence of the reference information employed, and the overall clarity and originality of the essay.
The scholarships are offered by: