Are you or someone you know interested in working with unions?

Applications are now open for the Union Summer Internship program for 2027. Union Summer will run for three weeks from Monday 1 February until Friday 19 February. Successful interns are placed with a designated trade union for three weeks and are provided with training and a diverse experience of what it is like to work for a union.

About Unions NSW and its affiliates

Unions NSW is the peak union body representing 47 affiliated unions from every sector of the workforce. This equates to over 600,000 affiliated union members who work in a range of industries and occupations. Unions represent the interests and workplace rights of their union members whilst also campaigning for a more just and fair society for all.

Prerequisites and application process

Union Summer is aimed at young people interested in workers’ rights and social justice. It is a good way to find out more about how unions work and how they campaign to make Australia a better place for working people and their families.

There are no prerequisites for the internship, however, experience in union, community, social justice or student activism is desirable.

Important dates and other information

Applicants that are selected for the next stage of the application process will be offered an interview to be held on either Tuesday 10 November or Wednesday 11 November 2026 at Trades Hall, 377 Sussex Street Sydney.

The program will run from Monday 1 February until Friday 19 February and includes two days of training provided by Unions NSW which will be held at Trades Hall. Successful applicants will be placed in a union and mentored by a union official. All participants will be paid the current minimum wage.

The program is predominately based in Sydney with possible travel. Successful applicants should assume they will be working within metropolitan Sydney.

Applications close at 11:59PM Sunday 1 November 2025.

Apply here https://actionnetwork.org/forms/union-summer-internship-2027-application?source=actujobs

If you have any problems with this application form or would like to discuss the internship please contact campaigns@unionsnsw.org.au.

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