WHEREAS, Hyatt has singled itself out as the worst employer in the hotel industry; WHEREAS, Hyatt has abused its housekeepers and other hotel workers, replacing longtime employees with minimum wage temporary workers and imposing dangerous workloads on those who remain; WHEREAS, Hyatt workers have taken bold steps to end mistreatment, speaking publicly about abuses, going … Read More

WHEREAS, parent engagement is essential to ensuring children thrive in the classroom; WHEREAS, the power of partnerships between parents, teachers and the community is at the heart of school change by establishing meaningful ways for parents to collaborate in their children’s public education from the beginning—before a school is failing; WHEREAS, parents are actually calling … Read More

WHEREAS, hotels are making a push to have it’s guests go GREEN; WHEREAS, our members are mislead by this push; and, WHEREAS, many of these hotel workers, primarily the house keeping staff, are sent home due to the lack of work and some lose their tip income. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Pride at Work … Read More

WHEREAS, our lesbian, bisexual and transgender sisters in the labor movement face increased financial hardship due to lack of legal relationship and family recognition, discrimination based on both sexual orientation and gender or gender identity and lack of access to equal benefits; WHEREAS, our sisters at the Coalition of Labor Union Women report, “almost fifty … Read More

WHEREAS, workers at T-Mobile have been struggling to have union representation for many years in the face of aggressive management intimidation; WHEREAS, T-Mobile has been brought before the National Labor Relations Board on several occasions and been formally reprimanded for their disregard for labor laws in their heavy handed efforts to prevent workers from having … Read More

WHEREAS, airline workers have long been at the forefront of bringing full equality to the workplace for LGBT workers; WHEREAS, while many airlines have been praised by the LGBT community for recognizing and providing equality for their employees – those rights, benefits and recognition have only come after long struggles and success was only often … Read More

PROVIDING PROVISIONAL STATUS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO DREAM ACT-ELIGIBLE YOUNG PEOPLE WHEREAS, 65,000 undocumented students graduate from high school each year, but live in constant fear of deportation; WHEREAS, many undocumented youth also identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender who struggle with their multiple identities; WHEREAS, undocumented youth describe their experiences having to … Read More

WHEREAS, the members and allies of Pride @ Work share a common bond with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers around the world; WHEREAS, corporations and anti-union campaigns often operate on a global not simply U.S.-based strategy; WHEREAS, many of the international unions of Pride @ Work are engaged in global struggles, acting in solidarity … Read More

WHEREAS, the labor movement has a tremendous history of organizing for social and economic justice for all workers in the spirit of our historic motto, “an injury to one is an injury to all”; WHEREAS, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers are a vital part of the labor movement; WHEREAS, the labor movement stands in … Read More

WHEREAS, the struggles for social and economic justice are intertwined; WHEREAS, the labor movement has a long and proud history of standing up for the civil and human rights of all people; WHEREAS, labor leaders across the country from a vast diversity of unions have shown strong and public support for the Employment NonDiscrimination Act … Read More