In 2018, a record number of jurisdictions are taking aim at banning conversion therapy practices that adversely affect our nation’s working families. Conversion Therapy is an attempt to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity through tactics as obvious as hypnosis or as subtle as inducing shame. Almost 50 bills have been introduced in 24 … Read More
WHEREAS, 2018 is the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s March on Washington and was a 1968 effort to gain economic justice for poor people in the United States; and WHEREAS, the same concerns brought forth by Dr. Martin Luther King are still relevant in the present day, his work is still not … Read More
WHEREAS, America’s immigration system is badly broken, and President Trump’s disgraceful enforcement policies are an affront to our nation’s values. WHEREAS, instead of ensuring the safety of workers doing dangerous and difficult jobs, the Trump administration is raiding our workplaces, arresting our members and letting corporations get off scot free. WHEREAS, rejecting a sacred American … Read More
On June 27, 2018, a narrow five-justice Supreme Court majority, emboldened by a stolen seat, overturned four decades of common-sense precedent in Janus v. AFSCME. It was the latest misguided action by the most corporate-friendly Court in American history. Unions are required by law to represent and negotiate on behalf of all workers in a … Read More
WHEREAS, it is a paramount duty of the labor movement to ensure that all of our members and their communities have access to public services, including restrooms; and WHEREAS, safe access to public services is neither a luxury nor a special right; and WHEREAS, gender-segregated restrooms impede the ability of some of the our union … Read More
WHEREAS, working people find protection and strength in both the solidarity of their fellow union members and the strength of the language of their collective bargaining agreement; and WHEREAS, in most states in the country, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer working people are only protected from discrimination in the workplace by their contract and … Read More
Resolution Supporting the Massage Advocacy Project Licensed Massage Therapists (LMTs) work hard across the country to help their customers live healthier, more holistic lives. But many LMTs struggle with low wages, limited access to health care and no time off. To make their lives better, LMTs are joining together in the Massage Advocacy Project, a … Read More
Resolution on Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a crime that endangers the lives of millions of people around the world with domestic and transnational trafficking networks that know no borders. From forced labor and debt bondage to forced commercial sexual exploitation and involuntary domestic servitude, human trafficking leaves no country untouched. A presidential proclamation calls … Read More
LGBT Discrimination Is Un-American A Resolution in Support of the Equality Act WHEREAS, the United States of America was founded on the principle of equality and justice under the law, and; WHEREAS, the LGBT community has faced rampant discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, education, credit, and nearly every other aspect of our lives, and; … Read More
Black Lives Matter A Resolution on Race Relations WHEREAS, since last summer, around the nation, the idea that “black lives matter,” has been the subject of intense activism from many Pride at Work members and allied organizations, and; WHEREAS, issues of systemic racism continue to plague the United States of America, and; WHEREAS, we see … Read More