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​Attention ​Local 1857 members!

If you or your dependents are planning to pursue higher education this year, don’t miss the opportunity to apply for Council 2 scholarships. ​Last year, Council 2 awarded over $65,000 in memory of our late Local 1857 member Jennie Westlund, in addition to other awards. ​The deadline for submitting your applications is March 15th, so hurry up and ​get them in!

Council 2 offer​s​ a variety of scholarships to support our members and their families in achieving their academic goals. This year, ​there are nearly 30 scholarships for members in good standing​ and their dependents​.

​For more information and the application form, visit the Scholarship page at Council 2.

Remember your application form must be postmarked no later than March 15th in order to be eligible.

Want to make a meaningful contribution to our union and help shape our priorities? Please consider joining your Local 1857 Executive Board during this upcoming annual election!

The following positions are ending their term and open for re-election:

● Vice-President Two Year Term
● Secretary Two Year
● Page–at-Large One Year
● Page-at-Large One Year
● LTA-at-Large One Year
● LTA-at-Large One Year
● Librarian-at-Large One Year
● PSA-at-Large One Year
● Maintenance-at-Large One Year
● All Other Classifications-at-Large One Year
● Trustee Three Year

Nominations will be taken at our General Membership Meeting on Friday, November 4th starting at 7pm via Zoom, or can be submitted in advance to Election Chair (and outgoing Vice President) Peter Cole. Reach Peter at chiefstewardlocal1857@gmail.com.

Any nominee who does not decline the nomination is assumed to be interested in running. Nominees do not need to be present on 11/4 to be nominated. If only one nomination is received for any open position, they will be elected by acclamation. Any positions with more than one nominee will be voted on by the Local1857 membership via an election conducted by US Mail during the month of November. Common to all positions, is a commitment to meet monthly, currently virtually, on Friday evenings.

Thank you for considering joining the Executive Board. New ideas, perspectives and insight are welcome and good for our Union!

The Local 1857 Hardship Fund has concluded its second year successfully with grants given to 54 members in good standing. 

The Hardship Fund was an idea borne of the knowledge that this past year our members were affected by economic downturns and fewer available KCLS hours to supplement our paychecks.  This reality – combined with careful stewardship of union finances and decreased costs to our union during the pandemic – created an opportunity to again award members grants of $400. 

It is the strength of our Union and the support of our fellow members which make this possible.

This year saw an increase in participation and repeated validation of the need to support each other in various ways. We learned the awards helped members make car payments, pay student loans, close out medical bills, reduce debts and better care for children and parents among other necessities. Applicants stated they didn’t wish to take away from others more in need and were grateful for this economic grant made possible by our membership. 

The Executive Board is thankful for the input of members in designing this program and the efforts of the Task Force which carried it out.  In this second year of the Hardship Fund we built on our experience from last year and further refined our systems for promoting, communicating and delivering the awards.