Whatever interns do will help workers in their fight for workplace justice. Union Summer is not a job but an educational internship. Taxes will be deducted from the stipend . Housing is provided in most sites, with interns staying together in a college dorm or similar setting. The sites are developed and announced in the spring.
Placement is based on many factors, including location and particular campaigns' needs.
An effort will be made to assign activists to the site nearest them or the region of the country where they'd like to be assigned. Those interested in going through the OI program must be ready to move into a full-time position. Union Summer is a four-week internship. Whether you are a sophomore in college, a worker new to the union movement or just not ready to make a career choice yet, Union Summer is a great way to see what the union movement is all about and to learn some organizing skills. Ideally, interns remain active after Union Summer by forming a student labor action coalition, teaching others about unions, eventually becoming a union organizer or contributing in some other way to the union movement.