Two NBFL Solidarity Awards valued at $500 each are offered annually. The objective of the awards is to encourage greater public awareness and understanding of the value of unions to workers and society.
Funded by AIL Canada, a unionized insurance provider whose New Brunswick employees are represented by CEP Local 247, the NBFL Solidarity Awards serve to promote greater awareness and understanding of unions.
Applicants must be pursuing post secondary education on a full-time basis or be enrolled in high school at the Grade 12 level or in the General Education Development (GED) program.
Applicants must return a completed application form and comply with all entry rules. The deadline for receipt of entries is 15 June each year. The winners will be notified when the decision is reached by the New Brunswick Federation of Labour and official announcement of the winner will be made by the Secretary-Treasurer of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour.
All enquiries regarding the bursary should be directed to: New Brunswick Federation of Labour, 96 Norwood Ave., Room 208, Moncton, N.B. E1C 6L9 (Tel: 506-857-2125 / Fax: 506-383-1597).
ENTRY RULES
- Application forms must be accompanied by one of the following:
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- An essay of 1,000 or more words on the theme “The Value of Unions to Workers and Society” .
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- A work of art (painting, song, poem, poster or sculpture) depicting “The Value of Unions to Workers and Society” together with an essay of 500 words interpreting this theme.
- Preliminary judging of entries will be done by an academic/arts panel and the final selection will be made by the NBFL Education Committee.
- The winning entry shall be made available to the media, and applicants agree to allow display of their entries at the annual NBFL convention.
- Entries, if requested, will be returned at the applicant's expense.
WINNING ESSAYS
This section will publish the essays of all award recipients.