AFSCME Union Scholars Internship

Description: The Union Scholars Program, in partnership with Harvard’s Center for Labor and a Just Economy and the Wurf Fund, offers a summer scholarship and internship to students from historically marginalized communities. This program focuses on fostering leadership and advocacy in labor and social justice movements.

Responsibilities: 

• Conduct one-on-one organizing, recruit supporters and leaders and guide their activities on behalf of the union, under the direction of their supervisor and mentor

• Recruit volunteer organizers from within the AFSCME membership

• Visit job sites to communicate with workers

• Inform supervisor & mentor of developments and progress of organizing activity

• Complete weekly reports (to be submitted to program coordinator)

• Submit videography footage (to be submitted to program coordinator)

• Report to and take direction from supervisor

• Collaborate with mentor on projects

Qualifications: 

• Be an undergraduate sophomore or junior at the time of the application and the interview process

• Have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average

• Be a college student of a historically marginalized community

• Demonstrate interest in working for social and economic justice through the labor union movement

• Have a valid driver's license

• Provide a faculty recommendation 

Location: Various Locations 

Application Due Date: February 28, 2025

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