Category: Newsletter

We upped our game at Celebrating Solidarity

Every June, we wrap up Pride Month with a bang at our Celebrating Solidarity event, and this year was nothing short of spectacular! Over 160 enthusiastic supporters flocked to the AFL-CIO in Washington, DC, marking our largest turnout ever—more than double last year’s attendance. We honored two incredible award recipients: Starbucks Workers United and AFA-CWA … Read More

Show Your Union Pride

Pride Month holds significant meaning for union members, intertwining the principles of solidarity, equality, and social justice that underpin both movements. For a union member, Pride Month represents an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment to inclusivity and to reflect on the shared history and values between labor unions and the LGBTQIA+ movement. Labor unions have … Read More

Starbucks Workers United in Bargaining

After two years of organizing, two years of actions, and two years of demanding a Union contract, Pride at Work Solidarity Award Honorees Starbucks Workers United have begun bargaining for their first Union Contract! They are working to create a foundational framework that will become the basic language for every single store contract. The determination … Read More

Join us for our 30th Anniversary & Solidarity Awards

Our annual Celebrating Solidarity reception will be extra special this year as we mark Pride at Work’s 30th anniversary. Join us in Washington, DC as we honor President Sara Nelson (AFA-CWA) and Starbucks Workers United at the AFL-CIO headquarters on June 27th from 6-8pm for drinks and light food to celebrate 30 years of building … Read More

Labor Notes: Empowering LGBTQIA+ Organizers

From April 19th to 21st, 2024, Pride at Work hosted a series of panels at Labor Notes. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the Pride at Work panel on LGBTQ+ Organizing and every other phenomenal LGBTQIA+ panel, such as Trans Organizers & Leaders, Collectively Fabulous: Multiracial Queer & Trans Labor Histories & … Read More

UAW Volkswagen & LGBTQIA+ Southern Workers

The workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee have recently voted in favor of joining the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. This marks a significant victory for UAW, which has attempted to organize the plant twice before, in 2014 and 2019, without success. The vote signals a growing trend of workers in the southern … Read More

Save the Date: Celebrating Solidarity

Our annual Celebrating Solidarity reception will be extra special this year as we mark Pride at Work’s 30th anniversary. Join us in Washington, DC at the AFL-CIO headquarters for drinks and light food to celebrate 30 years of building LGBTQIA+ worker power. Save The Date – Celebrating Solidarity 6-8PM ET June 27, 2024 AFL-CIO 815 … Read More

March in Solidarity at Pride!

June is the time for LGBTQIA+ solidarity. Let’s continue to fight to make inclusive spaces where everyone can be themselves and share their passion for LGBTQIA+ worker power in our Unions, in our community, and in the halls of power – but let’s have fun while doing it! Join us as we parade through our … Read More

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