Exciting SEIU Home Care Internship in Wisconsin!

[Shawn Phetteplace]

Intern field organizers wanted for SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin Home Care
campaign. Last May, over 5,000 home care workers voted to join SEIU,
by a 2:1 margin. They voted for the union because they wanted the
opportunity to be paid a decent wage and have health care.
Traditionally home care providers make very low wages and often do not
have health insurance.

We will be fighting to make sure that some of the most marginalized
workers in Wisconsin, those who take care of seniors and the disabled,
get treated with basic fairness and decency. We will be focused on
trying to make sure the state budget also reflects middle-class
priorities, instead of the priorities of Wall Street.

The position will involve working directly with home care workers and
community partners, including the religious community, university
organizations and consumer advocates to ensure that the consumer’s
voice is heard. Interns will also help build relationships with
community partners and help build support for our campaign. This
position will involve a variety of tasks, from going door-to-door,
leading teams of volunteers, to setting up lobby visits with targeted
members of the state-assembly and state-senate.

This position would be 10-30 hours a week (dependent upon intern’s
availability). Working car is desirable but not a requirement. This
position is unpaid; however, expenses and mileage will be reimbursed.
College credit can be arranged with your educational institution. This
is an entry-level position, and provide an opportunity to learn about
organized labor, community organizing and empowering workers and the
community to give them a voice on basic human rights. The position
would start from January 15th-May 31st, and be based in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.

To apply, please submit a resume to Shawn Phetteplace, SEIU Home Care
Field Coordinator, at sha...@seiuhcwi.org, or call at 414-573-6963.