APWU Leadership Institute

Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute - Class Two are now open through September 13, 2024.

All applications must include a recommendation from a local, state, or national APWU officer. Recommendations from community leaders are also welcome.

The Leadership Institute is an intensive three-week educational program, held one week at a time over a three-month period. The program will focus on topics ranging from organizing, bargaining, and representation, to legislation, community alliances, and building the APWU and union movements. It will help strengthen and enhance the leadership skills of local and state leaders, and union activists across the country. The Institute will be organized and overseen by the national president’s office and will include the participation of many national officers. The national APWU will cover all the costs, including lost compensation, of the participants.

The Institute is open to all full dues-paying APWU members in good standing with demonstrated involvement in the union. Each three-week session will consist of a diverse group of approximately 30 APWU members from all five regions and all crafts. Participants will be chosen via an impartial selection process. Although the Institute's Class Two is limited to 30 participants, there will be opportunities to participate in future Leadership Institutes. 

Find the online application and recommendation forms below, or scroll to the very bottom of the page to download printable versions. Deadline for submission of applications and recommendations is September 13, 2024.