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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · 3d

Pride At Work is proud to have had some of our members be a part of UFCW OUTreach's first conference! Congratulations to everyone involved on putting together this amazing three day event full of solidarity and representation! ✊ 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · 8d

Pride At Work had the pleasure of working with Cassie in June at World Pride in DC where she spoke at the AFL-CIO ahead of the World Pride March with Labor.

Go Cassie!

Read the full piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · 8d

Cassie Pritchard, @sbworkersunited.org ersunited member and union organizer, penned a powerful opinion piece in The New York Times this week about the role Starbucks baristas are playing in the country's larger culture war and the importance of Starbucks workers' unionization efforts.

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · 23d

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · 23d

MAGA politicians continue to use divide and conquer distractions to make a cash grab for the ultra-rich while working people pay the price, struggling to afford groceries, healthcare, and utility bills.

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Sep 5

It’s time to restore federal workers’ collective bargaining rights.

📞 Call your member of Congress—Republican or Democrat—and urge them to sign the discharge petition for the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) right now.
act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

CALL: Sign the Discharge Petition and Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act

Fill out this form to receive a call or dial 844-994-4554 to get started. On March 27, President Trump signed an executive order that ripped the right to collectively bargain away from hundreds of th...

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Aug 29

Statement on the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and the subsequent attacks on the transgender community:

Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Aug 14

Trump is trying to steal the 2026 election by rigging the system and changing electoral maps. He started in Texas, but he won’t stop there. We are fighting back. Join a stop the Trump Takeover event near you on Saturday, August 16th.

Find an event near you:
www.fightthetrumptakeover.com

Fight The Trump Takeover

www.fightthetrumptakeover.com

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Aug 1

Workers deserve freedom, fairness & security! At marches & rallies, picnics & parades, Workers' Labor Day is a celebration of working people, & of the power we have when we come together in a union — the power to take back our country for working people, NOT billionaires

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Workers' Labor Day

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jul 31

We’re partnering with Undead Voice to share a FREE 3-week trans voice masterclass designed just for you. ️🏳️‍⚧️

Jumpstart is a three-week, expert-led voice transition masterclass, free for trans and gender-diverse people.

Registration opens tomorrow! www.undeadvoice.com/joinjumpstart

Join Jumpstart — Undead Voice - Voice Transition for Trans and Non-Binary folx

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jul 31

We signed on to The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights' letter calling for Congress to reject government retaliation against advocacy groups and oppose efforts to silence organizations advocating for the people they serve.
civilrights.org/resource/def...

Defending the National Education Association's Right to Advocate

The American people deserve a government that serves all of us, not one that silences those who dare to speak up.

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jul 18

Congress has the bipartisan votes it needs to overturn the president’s union-busting executive order. Tell every member of Congress to sign the discharge petition to get this bill to a vote! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

CALL: Sign the Discharge Petition and Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act

Fill out this form to receive a call or dial 844-994-4554 to get started. On March 27, President Trump signed an executive order that ripped the right to collectively bargain away from hundreds of th...

act.aflcio.org

Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jul 16

As the Trump Administration continues these unjust and cruel mass deportations, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) has compiled steps for workers to take in order to prepare, including speaking with your family, union and attorney and having your documents prepared and ready.

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jul 14

Pride at Work joined allied organizations and union siblings at SAVE 988 in front of Trump Tower this weekend to demand that the Trump admin resume service for the LGBTQ+ Suicide Hotline and that all crisis workers effected keep their jobs!
www.prideatwork.org/news/pride-a...

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jul 10

Millions of families — including 276k+ trans and gender-diverse people whose gender affirming care was gutted — will suffer so billionaires can get another tax break. We’re proud to stand with @afturain.bsky.social & 140+ orgs calling out this cruelty. www.aft.org/they-betraye...

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jul 9

Together, we will build a country and economy where we can all shine bright as our true selves! 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏳️‍🌈💪

Join us at a mobilize.us/aflcio

AFL-CIO Volunteer Events on Mobilize · AFL-CIO on Mobilize

We are the democratic, voluntary federation of national and international labor unions that represent more than 15 million working people. We strive to ensure all working people are treated fairly, wi...

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jul 9

America’s unions are hitting the road! While politicians in Washington sow chaos for working people, we’re fighting for workers. The It’s Better In a Union—Freedom, Fairness and Security bus tour will build worker power nationwide and listen to the real needs of working people.

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jul 4

This 4th of July, we remember: freedom isn't freedom while our communities are still being detained.

LGBTQIA+ workers, immigrants, and families deserve safety — not surveillance and cages.

Together, we fight for dignity, justice, and real liberation.

Know your rights. Protect each other. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏽

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jul 3

NO MORE CUTS: We DEMAND that the Trump Administration resume service for the LGBTQ+ Suicide Hotline and that all crisis workers effected keep their jobs!

RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/rally...

RALLY FOR TRANS LIVES: HANDS OFF 988

NO MORE CUTS: We DEMAND that the Trump Administration resume service for the LGBTQ+ Suicide Hotline and that all workers effected keep their jobs! WHO: We are the rank-and-file crisis workers fro...

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jun 30

To celebrate, we're sharing powerful quotes from our San Francisco Bay Area chapter to uplift and reflect the voices of our LGBTQIA+ community. Let's keep pushing for equity, visibility, and justice in every workplace!

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jun 30

As Pride Month comes to a close, we honor the strength, resilience, and brilliance of the LGBTQIA+ community. At Pride at Work, our commitment to inclusion doesn't end in June — it's every day, all year.

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jun 27

Last night we held Celebrating Solidarity, our annual fundraising event, at the AFL-CIO. This year we presented awards to @mcbride.house.gov & the National LGBTQ Task Force for their work advocating for the LGBTQIA+ and labor communities. ‪‪@mariconcarne.bsky.social‬ also joined us to perform!

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jun 26

10 years ago, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in the historic Obergefell v. Hodges decision. Today, we celebrate 10 years of marriage equality while also recognizing that we must continue to stand up for our queer & trans siblings to ensure their love is accepted & appreciated.

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jun 18

In today’s ruling in L.W. v. Skrmetti, SCOTUS failed to protect our freedoms & allowed extremist legislators in TN to strip away transgender youth’s healthcare. Denying someone medical care on the basis of sex or gender is a violation of our constitutional rights

www.prideatwork.org/news/stateme...

Statement on L.W. v. Skrmetti Supreme Court Decision — Pride At Work

Across race, place, and genders, we all want our kids to have the freedom to be themselves and pursue their dreams. And we know that decisions about medical care belong in the hands of our families an...

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · Jun 12

A little rain couldn’t stop us from joining together to stand up against the attacks on our trans, non-binary, and intersex siblings last weekend! We all deserve to have the freedom to shine as our authentic selves & to work & live with safety, respect & dignity
www.prideatwork.org/news/march-w...

March with Labor in World Pride! — Pride At Work

On Sunday, June 8, Pride at Work and the AFL-CIO hosted March with Labor in World Pride. A little (or a lot) of rain couldn’t stop us from joining together to stand up against the attacks on our trans...

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