Call for entries: 2023 Harold Dieno Scholarship
All members of Local 2000, as well as their children and grandchildren, are eligible to apply for the 2023 Harold Dieno Scholarship.
The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a member, their child or grandchild, to help cover the costs of post-secondary education, including skills training.
Applicants must email contact information, proof of post-secondary registration and acceptance, plus a 500-word essay or a five-minute digital audio file on the theme of
“Since organizing is considered a priority for any union, where and how should Local 2000 be focusing its efforts with the new card check system in place?”
to [email protected] (with Harold Dieno Scholarship in the subject line), or mail a hard copy to Harold Dieno Scholarship, Unifor Local 2000, 102 – 5783 176A Street, Surrey, BC, V3S 6S6.
Local union officers and executive members will choose the scholarship winner based on the essay or audio file. Past winners are not eligible.
The application deadline is July 31, 2023. The winner will be notified by August 18, 2023. Payment of the $1,000 will be made after the winner has been notified.
Harold Dieno was a dedicated and active member of ITU/CWA Local 226, one of 2000’s predecessor locals, from 1954 until the early 1990s. He passed away in 2017 at age 93. He was known as an exemplary leader who was kind, wise, honest and generous.
In Solidarity,
Bill Catterall
Secretary-Treasurer
BC/cmc
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