2024 Joe Beirne Scholarship Program

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Sixteen partial college scholarships of $4,000 each are being offered for the 2025-2026 school year. Winners, selected in a lottery drawing, also will receive second-year scholarships of the same amount contingent upon satisfactory academic accomplishment. Part-time students, less than 12 credits, will receive half of the scholarship monies.

Deadline

Final deadline for applications is 11:59 pm EDT, April 30, 2025.

History

The CWA Joe Beirne Foundation was established in October 1974 by the Communications Workers of America Executive Board to honor the name and memory of the founding President of CWA, who served for more than 30 years.

Apply

Eligible for the awards are CWA members and their spouses, children and grandchildren, including those of retired or deceased members.

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2024/2025 The Robert D. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund Deadline | APRIL 15, 2024 @7:00pm EDT

2024-2025 Robert D. Johnson CWA Scholarship flyer.pdf

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2024 Union Plus Scholarship Applications Due January 31

For its 33rd year, the Union Plus Scholarship Program is gearing up to review thousands of applications from inspiring current and prospective college, university, and technical or trade school students. The program has awarded over $5.4 million in educational funding to more than 3,800 students from union families since 1991. Last year, the Union Plus Scholarship Program awarded $200,000 in scholarships to 205 students representing 41 unions.

The deadline to apply for a 2024 Union Plus Scholarship is January 31. Visit unionplus.org/scholarship to learn more and access the application.

CWA members and their spouses, children, and grandchildren, including those of retired or deceased members, may also apply for the Joe Beirne Scholarship (deadline April 30, 2024).

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High Deductible Healthcare Plan Open Enrollment begins 10/30/23-11/30/23

High Deductible Healthcare Plan Open Enrollment

Oct.30, 2023 thru Nov. 30, 2023

 

 

Some employees will be interested in the new HDHCP being offered under the new contract. The city Benefits and Insurance department will be provide training on the new plan in late Sept, early Oct. Home mailers have gone out detailing the training locations, dates and times.

 

Hugh Williams

President CWA 4502

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Juneteenth Personal Day

Juneteenth Personal Day for 2021

07-15-21

 

The Juneteenth Observance legislation, which included the Personal Business Day Memorandum of Understanding, is going for vote by City Council on July 19th.  It will then be loaded into Dayforce in the following week.  Please monitor you balances on your check stub.  Once it appears on your check stub it is available for use.

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