Welcome, everyone! I’m so excited to kick off this inaugural Pride at Work newsletter and share with you some of what’s going on with LGBTQ working people around the nation. This is such a trying time for all of us, but we know that LGBTQ working people – especially transgender folk, queer people of color, … Read More
WHEREAS, Massachusetts voters will be voting in the first ever statewide ballot imitative to rescind current rights for transgender people to have protected access to public accommodations, including restaurants, bathrooms, stores, sports facilities, and other public spaces; and WHEREAS, Pride at Work exists to defend the rights of all LGBTQIA workers and community; and WHEREAS, … Read More
In 2018, a record number of jurisdictions are taking aim at banning conversion therapy practices that adversely affect our nation’s working families. Conversion Therapy is an attempt to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity through tactics as obvious as hypnosis or as subtle as inducing shame. Almost 50 bills have been introduced in 24 … Read More
For Immediate Release March 30, 2016 Contact: Jerame Davis jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association Washington, DC – On March 29, 2016 the Supreme Court voted of 4-4 to uphold a decades-old ruling that threatened the continued viability of unions for workers in government, education, and … Read More
Tom Barbera was a love warrior for justice and a dedicated activist who dealt with real issues impacting the lives of working men and women at SEIU Local 509 in Massachusetts. There was no job too small or too big that he wasn’t willing to tackle. I loved his wicked sense of humor and his … Read More
For Immediate Release: November 19, 2015 Contact: Jerame Davis, jdavis@prideatwork.org, 202-637-5014 Washington –The following is a statement from Pride at Work Executive Director Jerame Davis reacting to the release of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2016 Corporate Equality Index. “We are disappointed that the HRC Corporate Equality Index (CEI) rewards big corporations for questionable employment … Read More
2022 Quadrennial Convention Resolutions (as passed 8/20/2022) Supporting the PRO Act Supporting Reproductive Justice and Bodily Autonomy Supporting Amazon Organizing Efforts LGBTQ+ Labor for Climate Justice Support the Starbucks Workers National Organizing Drive Electing a President and Vice President of the United States by Popular Vote Supporting AFA’s Delta Organizing More LGBTQ+ Representation in Government … Read More
For Immediate Release July 23, 2015 Contact: Jerame Davis jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Endorses the Equality Act WASHINGTON, DC – Today on Capitol Hill, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Or), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) along with Representatives David Cicilline (D-RI) and John Lewis (D-GA) introduced a new bill to combat LGBTQ discrimination in employment, … Read More
Indiana’s so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act law has generated a mountain of backlash across the country. The intent of this law is clear – it is a mean-spirited attempt to give cover to those who discriminate against LGBT people. Organized labor has fought against this type of blatant discrimination for decades and is stepping up … Read More
