Union Summer Sites will Include: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. Interns will receive a $300 per week stipend for the 10 weeks of the internship. The internship will not include a housing allowance.

Which Site(s) are you applying for:
Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles New York Washington, D.C.

Are you a union member? Yes No

Have any family members been union members? Yes No

If you are currently a student, please identify school:  
Graduation date:  

If you are employed full time, please provide place of employment:

If you are fluent in any language(s) other than English, please list here:

Please list two references (relatives excluded). Include name, address, telephone number(s) and how you know them.

Reference 1:

Reference 2:

Please answer the following questions as clearly as possible.

1. What experiences in your own life make you want to participate in Union Summer and work for social justice?

2. What do you hope to achieve by participating in Union Summer?

3. In what types of community-based, political, union or other social justice groups or volunteer work have you been involved?

4. Union Summer involves working with a diverse group of people and long, erratic hours on a sometimes unpredictable schedule. Have you gone through a similar experience? Please describe briefly.

5. Have you thought about what you?d like to do after graduation? If so, please tell us about your goals.

Please attach your résumé to this application.
(Acceptable file formats include Word, Wordperfect, PDF files, RTF files, HTML files and TXT files.)
Files larger than 75K will not be accepted.

Were you interviewed by a recruiter? Yes No

If yes, please give his/her name:

How did you hear about this program? select: Recruiter Professor Career center/counselor Union Summer graduate Friend Parent Other

We would appreciate you answering the following questions regarding your race, ethnicity and gender. However, you are not required to do so. This information is for record-keeping purposes in compliance with federal law. It will be kept separate from your application and will not be a basis for any employment decisions.

Gender: Male Female

Race or Ethnicity:
African American
Asian/Pacific Islander
Latino
Native American
White
Other (describe if you wish)

Union Summer
815 16th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Fax: (202) 639-6230
Phone: (202) 639-6250
E-mail: unionsummer@aflcio.org