Labor Notes is seeking an intern for winter and spring 2012. The intern will work out of our office in Southwest Detroit.

About the Winter 2012 Internship

The largest part of the intern’s duties will involve helping to organize Labor Notes’ biennial conference, held May 4-6 in Chicago. A minimum of 1200 people are expected to attend this conference, which will include more than 100 workshops and meetings and will draw worker activists from several continents. It’s an exciting time to be on the Labor Notes staff.

In addition to routine administrative tasks – data entry, mailings, shipping, errands, and other office support—interns may write for the magazine and online publication.

One former intern says, "There is no better way to put yourself in the center of all that is hopeful in today's labor movement."

Perhaps the best aspect of interning at Labor Notes is immersion in its atmosphere. Labor Notes is the nerve center for the grassroots labor movement in the United States. We have thousands of contacts across the country and receive inside information from important workers' struggles as they unfold.

Details

The internship lasts from January to May or June. Start and end dates are flexible. Interns work 40 hours per week in our Detroit office, with some of that time reserved for one-on-one classes with experienced staff and self-directed education. Evening and weekend work will sometimes be required.

A commitment to social justice through workplace organizing is required. Experience in union or labor support is helpful, as are computer and writing skills. Bilingual English/Spanish is also helpful.

Please apply soon.

To Apply:
Send resume, letter of interest and availability (start and end date) to Jane Slaughter at jane [at] labornotes [dot] org. Phone 313/842 6262 or fax 313/842-0227.