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Campaign to end unpaid internships heads to campus

The backlash against working for free comes after a federal judge ruled that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated federal minimum wage and overtime laws by not paying interns who worked on "Black Swan."

By Alan Scher Zagier | Updated on September 02, 2013
New York University junior Christina Isnardi started the campus petition that asks the school to refrain from posting unpaid internships offered by for-profit businesses. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

A nascent campaign against employers’ use of unpaid interns is taking aim at what critics call some of the longstanding practice’s biggest enablers: colleges that steer students into such programs in exchange for academic credit.

Organizers hope to have mobilizers raise the issue on campuses as students return to school this fall, with a particular emphasis on schools in New York, Washington and Los Angeles. They also want to join up with organized labor as part of a broader coalition focused on workplace issues.

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