A Resolution in Remembrance of Cheryl Bollinger WHEREAS, Cheryl Bollinger served as Co-Vice President of Pride at Work from 2009-2012, helping to see us through a difficult time, and; WHEREAS, Cheryl was a rock of stability and good will through an often contentious process. Regardless of differences of opinion, Cheryl was always respectful and considerate to others, … Read More
A Resolution in Remembrance Stephen Dinion WHEREAS, Stephen Dinion had a gentle soul and a passion for social justice. He was a wonderful person to know, loved by his partner, family, friends, and community. For those who knew Stephen, and even for those who had never met him, we are better people. WHEREAS, Stephen founded … Read More
LGBT Equality in the Workplace Includes Labor Rights A Resolution to Address the Fundamental Flaws of HRC’s Corporate Equality Index WHEREAS, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the largest and best-funded LGBT civil rights organization in the United States, and; WHEREAS, given its breadth and scope, HRC has a special responsibility to stand up and … Read More
Pride at Work Supports Xenia Workers A Resolution to Demand a Fair Process for Xenia Hotel Workers to Organize WHEREAS, Xenia owns dozens of hotels nationwide, and; WHEREAS, housekeepers and other workers at Xenia-owned hotels suffer strenuous workloads, low wages, unaffordable healthcare, and other indignities on the job, and, WHEREAS, workers at Xenia-owned hotels in … Read More
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
