Teamsters Local 728

Organizing Internship

Based in Atlanta for covering Georgia

 

Teamsters Local 728 represents 12,000 members in Georgia.

The Local is working on a long-term campaign targeting large corporate employers that have had significant negative impacts on both workers and their surrounding communities. We are seeking new organizers who want to expand their skill set through hands-on worker organizing. This is a position based in Georgia. While organizing experience is certainly welcome, this position is intended to be an on-ramp for newer organizers interested in gaining experience in workplace organizing.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Leading direct outreach to workers at job sites.
• Building engagement and commitment with worker leaders through organizing committees.
• Planning and carrying out actions and events to support worker organizing efforts.
• Maintaining data tracking systems with regular input of new contacts and member participation into a database.
• Conducting small to large-scale organizing meetings and events to support organizing efforts.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrate commitment to social and economic justice.
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, oral, and written communication skills.
• Strong commitment to work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Willingness to work an unconventional schedule, including night hours.
• Ability to work well with a team, agitate around key issues, and motivate others to take action.
• Effective communicator and facilitator.
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage time efficiently.
• Understanding of and commitment to a broader working-class perspective.
• Language skills in Spanish, French, Arabic, Lingala, Amharic, Swahili, Somali, Hindi, Nepali, Chuukese/other Micronesian, Fulani, and/or other languages are optional but encouraged.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions for 4 – 10 hours.

To Apply:
Applications will only be accepted electronically. Please submit a résumé and brief cover letter to: elizabethlaster87@yahoo.com, with the subject line “Organizing Internship Application.”

Interviews will be on a rolling basis and the start date is flexible.