FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26th, 2024 Contact: Will Attig, wattig@unionveterans.org Jerame Davis, jdavis@prideatwork.org Joint Statement from the Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO and Pride at Work on President Biden’s Pardon of LGBTQI+ Service Members Washington D.C – Today, we stand united in support and celebration of President Joe Biden’s historic decision to pardon many former service … Read More
The decision of the radical right-wing majority on the Supreme Court in Dobbs vs. Jackson, that denies the fundamental right of women to make their own healthcare decisions will go down as one of the worst decisions in the history of the court. With this decision, the extremists on the court have forfeited any remaining … Read More
For Immediate Release – March 2, 2022 Contact: Jerame Davis – jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address WASHINGTON – Last night, President Biden delivered his first State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress. In the speech, the President urged Congress to pass the PRO … Read More
For Immediate Release: December 10, 2021 Contact: Jerame Davis – jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Congratulates Workers at First Union Starbucks Washington, DC – On Thursday, workers at a Starbucks coffee shop in Buffalo, NY voted to unionize, making this location the first unionized Starbucks store in the United States. Pride at Work Executive Director, Jerame Davis, … Read More
For Immediate Release: November 19, 2021 Contact: Jerame Davis – jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Applauds House Passage of Build Back Better Act Washington, DC – This morning, The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, a landmark bill that provides a once in a generation investment into America’s working people. Though we … Read More
WASHINGTON – Today, the AFL-CIO Executive Council elected AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler as their new president after the passing of former president Richard Trumka. United Steel Workers Vice President, Fred Redmond, was elected to replace Shuler as Secretary-Treasurer. Shuler is the first woman to be elected president of the AFL-CIO and Redmond is the first … Read More
Pride at Work Mourns the Passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Pride at Work is saddened to hear the news of the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka. President Trumka dedicated his life to fighting for working people across the country and around the world. He was an ally to LGBTQ working people as … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: ian@newheightscommunications.com jdavis@prideatwork.org The Union Veterans Council and Pride at Work commend President Biden for lifting ban on transgender Americans in the military Washington, D.C. – The Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO, and Pride at Work, AFL-CIO commend President Biden for his reversal of … Read More
For Immediate Release Thursday, January 21, 2021 Workers’ Advocates Sue Over 11th-Hour Trump Admin Rule Giving Federal Contractors Expanded Ability to Discriminate Unlawful Rule Allows Fed Contractors to Claim Religious Objections to Justify Discriminating Against Women, LGBTQ+ Workers Trump Rule Cements Administration’s Legacy as Enemy of Civil Rights Portland, O.R. — Today, Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc., … Read More
