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News (USA)
McDonald’s CEO makes shockingly racist comments about murdered Black kids’ parents
A seven-year-old Black girl was shot while sitting in the McDonald’s drive-thru with her dad. The rich white CEO of McDonald’s told out Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot that the girl’s parents “failed” her.
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Gay congressman introduces bill to mandate a 4 day workweek
The pandemic has made workers rethink the value of their time, Rep. Mark Takano says.
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Commentary
6 organizations to donate to in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day
What Dr. King’s beliefs regarding LGBTQ rights would have been remains complicated. Yours, however, do not have to be.
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Commentary
The AFL-CIO must fight for trans lives inside & outside the labor union movement
At this crossroads in history, the labor movement will stand shoulder to shoulder with Black transgender workers and affirm through our actions that Black Trans Lives Matter.
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News (World)
LGBTQ workers are protected in draft of new North American trade treaty
The U.S. could ratify a treaty that requires gender identity and sexual orientation job protections, just as it’s trying to erase transgender identity.
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Meet the woman who quietly made sure Democrats became LGBTQ friendly
If Democrats wanted support from organized labor, Wohlforth wanted support for LGBTQ rights. And she was the woman in the position to make it happen.
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Commentary
If LGBT community relies on business support, expect a hostile takeover
It’s great that corporations are coming out to support LGBT equality in droves, but their newfound support has more to do with increased profit margins than standing up for an ideal.
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News (USA)
Ill. chapter of AFL-CIO votes to support same-sex marriage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The executive board of the Illinois chapter of the AFL-CIO is supporting gay marriage. The board voted Thursday in Chicago to urge the Illinois House to adopt the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.” The adopted resolution states the AFL-CIO joins faith communities, civil rights organizations, President Barack Obama and its own […]
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News (USA)
AFL-CIO adds protections for transgender workers to its constitution
LOS ANGELES — The AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States, amended its constitution Monday to ban discrimination on the basis of gender identity or gender expression.