Four days ago, a young African-American man was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in Ferguson, MO. His name was Michael Brown and he was only days away from beginning his first year in college. The details are murky and the police still haven’t released the name of the officer who shot Brown, … Read More
For Immediate Release July 8, 2014 Contact: Jerame Davis jdavis@aflcio.org Pride at Work Withdraws Support for ENDA with Religious Exemptions In light of the recent Hobby Lobby decision at the Supreme Court, the Executive Committee of Pride at Work voted unanimously today to withdraw the organization’s support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) with its … Read More
AUDIO AVAILABLE: Pride At Work Joins Rep. Mark Pocan and 118 Other Members Of Congress in Urging U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Trade Representative to Boot Nation From Trans Pacific Partnership Talks Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis) and Pride at Work’s Co-President Shane Larson held a press call today to discuss how … Read More
For Immediate Release June 16, 2014 Contact: Jerame Davis jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Statement on the President’s Signing of an Executive Order Barring Discrimination against LGBT Federal Contract Workers WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the White House announced plans for President Obama to sign an executive order to protect employees of federal contractors from discrimination based on … Read More
Pride at Work applauds T-Mobile for putting funds in support of the marriage equality fight in Washington state. They should. But if T-Mobile really supported full legal equality, they wouldn’t be fighting tooth and nail against their own workers efforts to form a union and have a voice on the job. If T-Mobile really supported … Read More