June is the time for LGBTQIA+ solidarity. Let’s continue to fight to make inclusive spaces where everyone can be themselves and share their passion for LGBTQIA+ worker power in our Unions, in our community, and in the halls of power – but let’s have fun while doing it! Join us as we parade through our … Read More
A considerable part of Pride at Work’s mission is to promote the message and values of the Labor Movement in the LGBTQIA+ community. We all know that LGBTQIA+ workers are much better off financially in a union because ALL workers do better in a union. But a collective agreement can do more than just boost … Read More
Today and every day we celebrate the remarkable achievements of our Trans siblings. It is inspiring to see their resilience and determination in the face of targeted attacks on them throughout the country. We still have a long way to go to guarantee equal rights for Trans and LGBTQIA+ individuals. Rather than simply fighting to … Read More
Nex Benedict should be alive. While Nex Benedict’s autopsy concluded that he died by suicide, the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma and nationwide, and religious extremists all have blood on their hands. Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old student in Owasso, OK and citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, who … Read More
We couldn’t hold our annual Celebrating Solidarity Awards Reception in June due to COVID-19, but we’re not not to let that stop us from telling you about our great honorees this year. Josette Jaramillo is the President of the Colorado AFL=CIO. She is also a proud AFSCME member and an essential worker on the frontlines. … Read More
Pride at Work Eastern Massachusetts (Boston) is one of our oldest Pride at Work chapters, with origins dating back to the 1980s. The Gay and Lesbian Labor Activist Network (GALLAN) was a group of Boston based trade unionists who pushed for LGBTQ inclusion in both the workplace and the labor movement. GALLAN helped form Pride … Read More
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
After a number of quieter years, the South Florida Chapter successfully ‘reactivated’ itself last winter, thanks in part to the efforts of Chapter President Matthew Land, Political Director with the Southeast Laborers Council. Matthew is joined in leadership by Vice President/ Treasurer Michael Molnar, and Secretary Gruselda Dowe, both of United Teachers of Dade (Florida … Read More
