INSTRUCTIONS

1. Note that the deadline for applications for the 2012 Union Education is February 24, 2012.

2. Please make sure you can attend each week of the four-week residential program. The dates are listed in Section H. The January 2012 bulletin outlines the goals and content of the program.

3. Please complete the application form in BLOCK CAPITALS, making sure that none of the information is left out. Fill in all the blanks. If some of the information requested is not applicable, write N/A in the appropriate space.

4. As explained in Section F, you must send a short statement to support your application. Please send in your statement along with your application form. We need the statement to get an idea of your perspective, not to rate your writing ability. You do not have to be a good writer to take the Union Education Program. If you do not wish to write your statement, you can submit an audio CD or video DVD.

5. Please make sure you sign the application.

6. Send your application to:

Cindi Foreman
2nd national vice-president
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
377 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1Y3

7. If you applied for a previous session, you do not have to apply again. However, if you wish to have your application reconsidered for the upcoming session, you must let the 2nd national vice-president know, in writing, before the February 24, 2012 deadline.

Special attention should be given to the following sections:

SECTION C - Labour Education

Name the course(s) taken, the duration, where it was held, and the sponsoring organization. For example:

Regional seminar: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Spring 2011, 3 days, CUPW

Health and Safety: Drummondville, Québec
November 2011, 1 week, FTQ

Parliamentary Procedure: Saint John, N.B.
October 2010, 2 days
Saint John and District Labour Council

Arbitration: Harrison Hot Springs, B.C.
February 2010, 1 week, CLC Winter School

SECTION G – Signature of local officer

Please obtain the required signature. This signature cannot be the candidate's, so, if you are the president of your local, get another officer's signature.