Category: Press Releases

Press releases and other media advisories

Pride at Work Condemns New Anti-Immigrant Executive Orders

For Immediate Release   January 25, 2017 Contact: Jerame Davis – jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Condemns New Anti-Immigrant Executive Orders Washington – Today at the White House, the President announced several executive orders that deny entry to the United States for citizens of certain countries, authorizes the construction of a wall at the southern border, and punishes sanctuary … Read More

Pride at Work Reacts to TPP Withdrawal

For Immediate Release January 24, 2017 Contact: Jerame Davis – jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Reacts to TPP Withdrawal Washington – On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order removing the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, which Pride at Work has opposed for more than two years. Pride at Work Executive … Read More

Pride at Work Reacts to Secretary of Labor Nomination

For Immediate Release December 8, 2016 Contact: Jerame Davis – jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Reacts to Secretary of Labor Nomination Washington – In another case of putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop, today Donald Trump named Andrew Puzder as the Secretary of Labor for his Administration. Puzder is the CEO of CKE restaurants, … Read More

Walmart Settles Class-Action Suit Alleging Anti-LGBTQ Bias

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: December 2, 2016 CONTACT: Jerame Davis, 202-637-5014, jdavis@prideatwork.org WALMART SETTLES CLASS-ACTION SUIT ALLEGING ANTI-LGBTQ BIAS Washington, DC — Making Change at Walmart (MCAW), the national campaign to change Walmart into a more responsible employer, along with Pride at Work and UFCW OUTreach, a constituency group dedicated to building mutual support between the UFCW’s International, regions, and locals … Read More

Pride at Work Statement on World AIDS Day 2016

For Immediate Release: December 1, 2016 Contact: Jerame Davis at jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Statement on World AIDS Day 2016 Washington, DC – To commemorate World AIDS Day, Pride at Work Executive Director, Jerame Davis, issued the following statement: “As we mark the passing of another World AIDS Day, some encouraging news brings new hope in battling the … Read More

Pride at Work Statement on the White House Appointment of Steve Bannon

For Immediate Release November 16, 2016 Contact: Jerame Davis jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Statement on the White House Appointment of Steve Bannon Washington, DC – Following the recent announcement that the former executive chairman of Breitbart News, Steve Bannon, will serve as the chief strategist and advisor for President-elect Trump, Pride at Work Executive Director, … Read More

Pride at Work Statement on the End of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

For Immediate Release November 15, 2016 Contact: Jerame Davis jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Statement on the End of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Washington, DC – Following the recent announcement that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will not be brought up for a vote in the lame-duck session of Congress or in the new Congress, Pride at Work Executive Director, … Read More

Pride at Work Appreciates Long-Time LGBTQ Ally Rep. Louise Slaughter

For Immediate Release: September 21, 2016 Contact: Jerame Davis at jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Appreciates Long-Time LGBTQ Ally Rep. Louise Slaughter Washington, DC – In anticipation of today’s Protest for Pride NY-25, Pride at Work Executive Director, Jerame Davis, issued the following statement: “Pride at Work is proud to have a decades-long partnership with Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. She … Read More

White House Hosts Historic Meeting on LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

White House Hosts Historic Meeting on LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV in the U.S. Criminal Justice System Policy Makers, Formerly Incarcerated LGBT People and Advocates Tackle Discrimination, Abuses, and Disproportionate Rates of Incarceration of LGBT people and PLHIV PRESS CONTACTS: Andrea Ritchie, 2014 Soros Justice Fellow, 646-831-1243, andrearitchie@gmail.com Erik Olvera, Communications Director, NCLR, … Read More

AFL-CIO Constituency Groups Stand with Native Americans to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline

For Immediate Release: September 19, 2016 Contact: Jerame Davis at jdavis@prideatwork.org AFL-CIO Constituency Groups Stand with Native Americans to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Washington, DC – Together, the Labor Coalition for Community Action, which includes the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, the Coalition … Read More

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