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Vote to Pay LGBT Servers a Secure, Living Wage

The Washington, D.C., restaurant scene has reached soaring heights over the last few years. That prosperity—and the dining experiences we’ve grown accustomed to—have been built by working people putting in exhausting hours on the restaurant floor and behind the bar.
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Working People in Unions Condemn Harassment and Hate Crimes Against Black Hawk County, Iowa, Supervisor Candidate Chris Schwartz

This is Trump-style politics at its worst. Chris Schwartz, an openly gay man, our union brother (American Federation of Musicians Local 137) and Pride At Work member, is running for...
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Pride Month: Why Working People in Unions Are Fighting LGBTQ Discrimination in the Workplace

The strongest protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer working people are found in a union contract. Working people in unions have fought hard to make sure that employers...
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch Steps Up for the Transgender Community in North Carolina Fight

Attorney General Loretta Lynch made one of the boldest and clearest statements in support of transgender people by a government official at any level this week:"Let me also speak directly...