Lorin E. Kerr Scholarship Winners

The UMWA has announced the winners of the 2022- 2023 Lorin E. Kerr Scholarship. Each of the winners will receive $2,500 this academic year to assist them in meeting their educational goals.

Bailey Sebroski

Bailey Sebroski is the grandchild of Local Union 1473 member Robert A. James. "In college I will be studying to be a doctor, which will require many years of education," said Bailey. Bailey is from Moundsville, West Virginia, and recently graduated from John Marshall High School.

"In my opinion, the biggest issue facing the organized labor movement today is corporate greed," Bailey says. "I believe the country needs to put a larger focus on securing protection from job loss." Bailey plans to attend West Liberty University for pre-med and West Virginia University for her doctorate degree, to continue her passion for medicine, the human body, disease pathology and microbiology.

Chloe Barger

Chloe Barger is the daughter of Local Union 2397 member Brandon Barger. "My father is an electrician and hoistman at Warrior Met Coal, representing District 20," said Chloe. "Being on strike caused our family some financial hardships." Chloe is from Vance, Alabama, and is currently a freshman at Auburn University.

Chloe is actively pursuing a major in Psychology and minor in Sociology, and plans to spend her summer semesters working towards a degree in Criminal Justice. "Workers have faced hard and unsafe working conditions, forced overtime and wages that don't compensate for the high risks jobs expected to be performed," said Chloe. "Unions lobby for creating safer jobs to help bring positive change to working Americans."

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