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Union-Affiliated Scholarship Access

methodology: union_affiliated_scholarship

By providing scholarships to union members and their dependents, we increase educational access and strengthen union community resilience, because financial barriers are a primary constraint to higher education for working-class families and targeted support reinforces long-term loyalty to the labor community. This strategy leverages existing union structures to identify and support beneficiaries, combining financial aid with community-building to advance intergenerational stability. Unlike general scholarship funds, it explicitly ties educational investment to union affiliation, reinforcing mutual aid and collective identity as mechanisms for upward mobility.

37
orgs running it
64
activities of those orgs
12
activity groups touched
who runs it

Organizations running this strategy · 37

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what it looks like in practice

Activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above — what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • Funding scholarships for children of union members CARPENTERS' LOCAL 157 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    grantmaking
    Provides financial support for college education to children of union members through a scholarship program.
  • Awarding scholarships to dependents of union members DANIEL LASKY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    grantmaking
    Provides scholarships to dependents of members of the National Organization of Industrial Trade Unions.
  • Awards scholarships to children of union members PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO 200 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    grantmaking
    Provides financial scholarships to children of members of Plumbers Local Union No. 200 to support their education. This is an ongoing program administered directly by the organization.
  • Funding scholarships for children of injured workers KIDS CHANCE OF NEW YORK INC
    grantmaking
    Provides scholarships for college and vocational education to children of New York workers who were fatally or seriously injured in work-related accidents and face financial need.
  • Award scholarships to students related to active union members CWA LOCAL 1101 SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
    direct service
    Provides financial scholarships to students who are related to active members of Local 1101, supporting their educational pursuits.
  • Awards scholarships to children of union members for post-secondary education LOCAL UNION 45 UBC&JA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    grantmaking
    Provides financial scholarships to children of UBC Local 45 union members to support their attendance at college and other post-secondary institutions.
  • Awards college scholarships to children of OPCMIA union members NORTHEAST DISTRICT COUNCIL OPCMIA SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
    grantmaking
    Provides college scholarships to children of members in good standing of OPCMIA Local Unions 40, 262, and 780.
  • Educational scholarships for union members and families LOCAL 417 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    direct service
    Provides educational scholarship assistance to members of Local 417 and their families.
  • Awarding scholarships to dependents of Local 46 members WALTER M MATTHEWS & JOHN M SHEEHAN LOCAL 46 METAL LATHERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    grantmaking
    Provides financial scholarships to dependents of members of the Metal Lathers Local 46 union, supporting their educational pursuits.
  • Hosting memorial events for construction workers WALTER M MATTHEWS & JOHN M SHEEHAN LOCAL 46 METAL LATHERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    direct service
    Organizes and hosts a memorial mass to honor construction workers who were killed or injured on worksites during 2025 and early 2026.
  • Producing historical and commemorative materials WALTER M MATTHEWS & JOHN M SHEEHAN LOCAL 46 METAL LATHERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    direct service
    Created a video documenting the history of Metal Lathers Local 46 as part of its 125th-anniversary observance.
  • Provides college scholarships to union members and their children UFCW LOCAL 1500 CBA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    direct service
    Offers college scholarships to members and eligible children of members represented by UFCW Local 1500. This program supports educational access for union-affiliated individuals in New York.
  • Awards scholarships to dependents of union members LOCAL 137 NICHOLAS SIGNORELLI SR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    grantmaking
    Provides financial scholarship awards to qualified dependents of members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 137. This program supports educational access for families affiliated with the union.
  • Provides scholarships to dependents of union members CEMENT AND CONCRETE WORKERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    direct service
    Offers financial scholarship support to dependents of members of the Cement and Concrete Workers District Council. The program is ongoing and specifically serves the children or family members of union workers in the cement and concrete industry.
  • Awarding educational scholarships to COBA members and their dependents CORRECTION OFFICERS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
    grantmaking
    Provides educational scholarships to qualified members of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association and their dependents, supporting access to education through financial assistance.
  • Funding charitable organizations LOCAL 1102 CHARITABLE TRUST FUND
    grantmaking
    Provides grants to tax-exempt organizations operating for charitable purposes.
  • Providing scholarships to union members and their families LOCAL 1102 CHARITABLE TRUST FUND
    direct service
    Offers financial scholarships to union members and their dependents enrolled in accredited institutions of higher learning, trade schools, or on-the-job skills training programs.
  • Awards scholarships to children of IUOE Local 138 members JAMES DUFFY SR LOCAL 138 SCHOLARSHIP F
    grantmaking
    Provides scholarship funding for children of members of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 138.