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Paid Internship with SEIU 721- Center for Public Accountability

This resource was originally posted on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 10:55am

INTERN – CENTER FOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY

SEIU LOCAL 721 seeks a part-time intern.

WHO WE ARE

Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 721 is an 80,000-member Southern California regional public employee union whose members provide public services in diverse fields, including health care, social services, special districts, private non-profits, libraries, courts, parks and recreation, public works and mental health in cities and counties throughout Southern California. SEIU Local 721 is a dynamic and growing organization recognized as one of the largest and strongest public employee unions in the nation.

BACKGROUND


Luisa Moreno Labor Studies Collection at Southern California Library

This resource was originally posted on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 1:16pm

The SCL and the DHLI collaborated to create a collection of materials that can support the labor studies programs of the Los Angeles Community College District and other educational institutions.  The collection will be primarily used by labor union members and staff, community college students, and faculty members, and will be housed at the Southern California Library.  This project is made possible by a grant from the Diane Middleton Foundation.

We welcome your suggestions and input.  Please join us in this partnership by:


Internships and Jobs with UNITE HERE!

This resource was originally posted on Sat, 12/20/2008 - 7:28am
 Jobs at UNITE HERE
 
UNITE HERE organizes hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers -- many of them African-Americans, Latino and Asian immigrants, and women -- in hotels, casinos, industrial laundries, institutional cafeterias, airport concessions, and apparel manufacturing, distribution, and retail facilities throughout North America. 
 
UNITE HERE needs more talented staff people -- interns, organizers, researchers, and others. If you are interested, visit http://jobs.unitehere.org.

Open Educational Resources/Textbooks

This resource was originally posted on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 10:19am

What are open textbooks?

 

Covering a wide range of disciplines, open textbooks are freely available, under an unrestricted license, to download and print in various file formats from several web sites and OER (open educational resources) repositories.  Many organizations provide access to open textbooks through their websites. Several file formats are made available for open textbooks; typical formats are: HTML, Adobe PDF, and plain text.

The following attachments provide some information about open textbooks and where you can get them.  These resources were provided by Dr. Judy Baker, Director of the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources.


Paid Organizing Internship with the ILWU

This resource was originally posted on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 1:45pm
Learn to Become a Union Organizer with the ILWU
 

The ILWU wants to help create good jobs with healthy, safe working environments and is looking for students who want to get into the trenches with workers and organize from the bottom up. As part of their campaign the ILWU has created a training program that is a great introduction to worker organizing and strategic research. Participants in this program will work directly with workers and also assist in important research.

Responsibilities include:


Internship Opportunity with United Food and Commercial Workers

This resource was originally posted on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 1:41pm
The United Food and Commercial Workers union is looking to hire student coordinators to help do outreach in the community including college campuses to identify progressive students and activists. This can be an for-credit internship, paid internship, or part-time work. Contact  Alan Hanson at (602) 300-0004 or ahanson@ufcw.org. for more information.

Labor Studies Classes at Cal State Dominguez Hills Spring 2009

This resource was originally posted on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 1:25pm
LABOR CLASSES SPRING 2009 AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS
 
Service-Learning Labor Studies Internet class: Instructor, Vivian Price
LBR 496S-01 CRN 22449 Practicum in Labor Studies
A three unit online class that involves a commitment to several possible field projects, readings and postings to the net. Must get instructor permission. Contact Vivian Price at vprice@csudh.edu
 
Labor Law: Instructor, Tommy Donahoe
LBR 412-01 CRN 20684
The Labor Law class meets 5 Saturdays 8:30 to 6 pm 2/28, 3/14, 3/28, 4/25 and 5/09.

Student Leadership Academy

This resource was originally posted on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 9:52am
Applications are now available for the 2009 Student Leadership Academy (SLA), which is hosted by the DHLI and the UCLA Labor Center. Students are encouraged to apply.
 
The SLA is a training and summer internship program that connects university and college students as well as recent graduates to career opportunities within Los Angeles labor organizations. Participants gain hands-on experience and develop leadership skills that will be valuable training for a career in civil rights work, social justice, labor, or community organizing. 
 
  • Develop leadership skills and learn more about how the labor movement is leading the struggle for social justice.
  • Meet leaders who are driving some of the most dynamic campaigns to empower workers in Los Angeles and apply for an eight week paid summer internship.

 

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