Pay Our Interns Presents: Trailblazer Intern Award
Pay Our Interns announces its first ever Trailblazer Intern Award.
0710, 2019
2307, 2019
Pay Our Interns Announces National Intern Day Celebration
Pay Our Interns teams up with College to Congress and several other partners to celebrate Congressional Interns.
2506, 2019
Pay Our Interns: Only Nine Percent of Congressional Office Pay Their Interns
Today, Pay Our Interns released the findings of its House internship audit, finding that only nine percent of Congressional offices advertise paid internships.
1706, 2019
Statement on Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Amendment
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced an amendment that would supply an additional $8 million on top of Rep. Ryan’s proposed increase. The proposal would total the intern fund at over $19 million.
0105, 2019
Press Release: Pay Our Interns and Congressman Tim Ryan Work to Secure an Additional $2.5 Million for Congressional Intern Pay
Press Contacts: Trevor Smithcomms@payourinterns.com202-670-7783 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 1, 2019 Pay Our Interns and Congressman Tim Ryan Work to Secure an Additional $2.5 Million for Congressional Intern Pay Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, chaired by Rep. Tim Ryan, approved its FY 2020 Appropriations Bill, which includes an additional $2,565,000 for Congressional intern pay. This increases the allowance per Member office from $20,000 to $25,000.
1604, 2019
Wage wars: In search of the ‘American dream,’ students are often pushed to accept unpaid internships as necessary evil
Seen to stifle diversity and benefit the wealthy, unpaid internships leave students caught between the prospect of invaluable work experience and the threatening lack of a paycheck
1104, 2019
All Texans in Congress now have money to pay interns. Will they?
Congressional internships in Washington, D.C., have traditionally been unpaid. While some Texans in Congress have paid some of their interns in the past, those opportunities were not always well-publicized.
0904, 2019
THE ADVOCACY SUCCESS STORY BEHIND CONGRESS’ PAID INTERNSHIPS
A recent move by Congress to fund its internships came about after nonprofit group launched by a former intern highlighted the inequities that unpaid internships perpetuate. Now, the group is setting its sights on the private sector.
1903, 2019
Pay Our Interns House Internship Guide
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1903, 2019
ABC News: Lawmakers call on Congress to pay interns amid calls to diversify staff
As the new freshman class of Congress makes history as the most diverse class in the history of Congress, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling on colleagues to pay the intern class on Capitol Hill. Last week, a congressional committee gave final approval to a new program forcing Congress to set aside funding to mandate Congress to pay its interns. The non-profit bipartisan group Pay Our Interns, which pushed the effort for intern