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More LGBTQ+ Representation in Government

i Aug 20th Comments Disabled by

Pride at Work members belong to a variety of labor unions and organizations, each with different approaches to political action and endorsements. Nevertheless, we each know all too well the discrimination that LGBTQ+ individuals both in the workplace and in society as a whole. We also understand that government can […]

Supporting AFA’s Delta Organizing

i Aug 20th Comments Disabled by

Whereas Pride at Work recognizes the vital importance of organizing the unorganized; and Whereas Pride at Work’s growth as an organization is linked to its developing a national campaign to boost its visibility among working people; and Whereas Pride at Work already has chapters in many large urban centers that […]

Electing a President and Vice President of the United States by Popular Vote

i Aug 20th Comments Disabled by

The Electoral College system has been used to elect the President and Vice President of the United States ever since the U.S. Constitution was ratified. However, the system has a number of flaws. For example: Two of the past four Presidents were elected despite losing the popular vote. In addition […]

Support the Starbucks Workers National Organizing Drive

i Aug 20th Comments Disabled by

Organized Labor has rarely, if ever, witnessed a rank and file led national organizing drive such as the current effort of thousands of Starbucks workers, mostly youth-led, and affiliated with Workers United/SEIU and UNITE-HERE. Joint Boards. It would be tempting to support this union drive merely because there are so […]

LGBTQ+ Labor for Climate Justice

i Aug 20th Comments Disabled by

The climate crisis is an existential threat to all people that requires immediate action at a scale as massive as the emergency we’re up against, and we have a responsibility to play an active part in that fight as labor organizers, and as an LGBTQ+ community that faces disproportionate levels […]

Supporting Amazon Organizing Efforts

i Aug 20th Comments Disabled by

Amazon currently has over a million employees in the United States, which means that 1 out of every 153 working people is employed at Amazon.This number does not even include the ever-growing number of workers who are technically employed by outside staffing firms, but in reality do the exact same […]

Supporting Reproductive Justice and Bodily Autonomy

i Aug 20th Comments Disabled by

Pride At Work has repeatedly stated our unequivocal support of reproductive justice and bodily autonomy for women and all child bearing individuals.We are committed to a quality health care system that meets the needs of all of its citizens and affordable abortion care is an essential component of this health […]

Supporting the PRO Act

i Aug 20th Comments Disabled by

Pride At Work is fundamentally a labor-based organization dedicated to furthering the rights of LGBTQ+ workers.We are unabashedly pro-worker, and therefore pro-union. History shows that increased unionization has the power to dramatically decrease economic inequality and build broadly shared prosperity.This is especially true for workers that are a part of […]

Banning abortion is just the beginning

i Jun 24th Comments Disabled by

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 […]

Pride at Work Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address

i Mar 2nd Comments Disabled by

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 […]