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In June 2014, the UFCW accepted 36 promising young members from across the country into the first-ever session of the UFCW GOLD Internship program, which launched in Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Now, after a wildly successful first year, the GOLD program is preparing for its 2015 session. The UFCW GOLD Internship Program provides growth opportunities for learning and development in order to raise up future union leaders and activists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The 2015 program will select 36 rank-and-file members in the United States to participate in a seven-week program.  The program will run from June 21 \u2013 August 5, 2015.  Interns are required to participate in the entire length of the program.  All interns should have a valid driver\u2019s license and be flexible with travel outside of their home area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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During the program, there will be a four-week action project that interns will be individually assigned.  Action projects will be assigned within one of five areas: Legislative and Political Action; Organizing; Collective Bargaining; Civil Rights; and Health and Safety.  Last year’s action projects included working on a earned sick leave ordinance in the city of Chicago; working on a Retail Bill of Rights in San Francisco; participating in the Summer for Respect alongside Walmart workers fighting for justice on the job; and many other important projects relating to the welfare of working people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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You can learn much more about the upcoming session, and what previous GOLD participants learned from their experiences by visiting the updated website: http:\/\/gold.www.ufcw.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Be sure to also check out the video recap<\/a> of the 2014 session, where participants share their experiences and talk about what service projects they worked on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cGetting the chance to come out to Chicago, meeting different people from different locals\u2014it\u2019s been an eye opener,\u201d said 2014 UFCW Local 21 participant Bruce Le.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Fellow participant Samantha Christian also noted that after completing the program she felt like \u201cwe are all related\u2014we are all brothers and sisters.  I\u2019ve never been as comfortable with people as I have been with the people I met here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Melissa Berry said she applied to become a GOLD participant because she felt that \u201ca lot of people don\u2019t know the role of their union, or what part they can play in it.  I was eager to meet new people and learn about how we can spread the message.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Tracy Officer, who worked on a service project in the Seattle area, said that \u201cthis internship builds us up\u2014it gives us the knowledge to go back to our locals and give them the inspiration to say, \u2018We are one.  If you have an issue, we are fighting it together, and you don\u2019t have to do it alone.\u2019  I\u2019ve been in the union for almost twelve years and I didn\u2019t know that until this program.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The deadline to apply to the 2015 session is April 1, 2015.  You can find both the English and Spanish applications at http:\/\/gold.www.ufcw.org\/application\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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