BE IT RESOLVED that Pride at Work will continue to explore the affiliation with the AFL-CIO. This will be accomplished through: The NSC will select a committee to negotiate with the AFL-CIO Negotiations will take place within the next two years Results or a plan will be submitted for ratification at the next P@W conference … Read More

WHEREAS, many gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Chrysler employees have suffered discrimination at the hands of Chrysler; and WHEREAS, attempts to lobby Chrysler for a policy of non-discrimination and domestic partnership benefits have proven unsuccessful; and WHEREAS, the International UAW has committed to adding the words “sexual orientation” the Equal Application of the Agreement (EAA) … Read More

WHEREAS, the labor movement has a proud history of supporting worker who are fighting back against management’s increasing attempts to control every aspect of their lives on and off the job; and WHEREAS, In 1990, award-winning lesbian journalist, veteran unionist, and longtime radical, Sandy Nelson, was removed from her education reporting position to a swing-shift … Read More

WHEREAS, Desma Holcomb and Howard Wallace each served with great distinction as the first national Co-Chairs of Pride at Work, offices which were at first undefined and often little appreciated; and WHEREAS, their performance in those positions served to set the course for the further development of the new organization, and that without their leadership … Read More

WHEREAS, Pride at Work has made a commitment to work toward passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and at this time no LGBT person has federal protection from discrimination in the work place; and WHEREAS, a few workplaces have policies of non-discrimination due to sexual orientation, these policies are not binding because there are … Read More

WHEREAS, the integrity of Pride at Work must be maintained by a procedure of accountability in regards to use of the P@W mailing list; and WHEREAS, any mailings from the P@W membership list made on behalf of another organization could conceivably cause divisiveness and lack of unity among the membership; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that … Read More

WHEREAS, Pride at Work must raise funds in order to fulfill it’s national objectives, which include: (among other objectives) assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender union members to form local chapters all over the country; lobbying at all levels of government to further its objectives; communications on a regular basis between the elected officers of … Read More

WHEREAS, about 2000 of our union brothers and sisters are on strike against the Detroit News Free Press; and WHEREAS, this strike, which began July 13, 1995, represents a classic confrontation between the richest publishing chains in the US and the solidarity and dedication of Detroit’s Metropolitan Council of Newspaper Unions; and WHEREAS, there is … Read More

WHEREAS, Pride at Work must raise funds in order to fulfill its national objectives which include: (among other objectives) assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender union members to form local chapters all over the country; lobbying at all levels of government to further its objectives; communications on a regular basis between the elected officers of … Read More

WHEREAS, the purpose of Pride at Work is to mobilize mutual support between the organized labor movement and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities, and to support he organizing of LGBT workers into unions; and WHEREAS, the mission of the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute is to recruit and train a new generation of union … Read More