Join Jobs with Justice and Pride At Work for Seattle Pride in the Labor Contingent!
Sunday, June 28th, gather between 11am to 1pm. Be prepared to march at 1pm.
Pride At Work's contingent is #168, gather at 4th Ave & Columbia St.
Bring your organization’s banner!
Wear your union colors!
Jobs with Justice and Pride At Work will be educating LGBTQ workers at Pride on the benefits of the Employee Free Choice Act and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). We'll be passing out postcards for workers to sign asking Senator Cantwell and Senator Murray to support these two important worker friendly pieces of legislation.
Join US! On June 28th! For more information call Debbie at 206-441-4969.
Background:
There are no federal job non-discrimination protections that protect on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. In 30, and 37 states respectively, it is legal to fire someone on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Since 1975, unions have been bargaining contracts with non-discrimination protections that include these categories.
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a pending piece of federal legislation, would bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. ENDA and the Employee Free Choice Act are complimentary pieces of legislation.
The Employee Free Choice Act steps in where ENDA ends, providing LGBT workers with the opportunity to bargain for benefits federal law does not mandate, including:
- Inclusive language for LGBT families in Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA);
- Extension of sick and bereavement leave to care or tend to issues with your domestic partner, same-sex spouse, or their children;
- Offering domestic partner health care benefits;
- Removing transgender health exclusions from employer provided health care plans;
- Passing of pension plan benefits to domestic partner, same-sex spouse, or their children upon death
Statistics show that LGBT people make less than their heterosexual counterparts.ii A union contract provides a way to level the playing field, helping LGBT people bargain our way into the middle class.
Did you know....
Over 60 International Unions and union organizations have endorsed passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
Did you Know...
Union contracts allow LGBT workers who face discrimination to grieve and remedy that discrimination, all in a timely manner.
For more information on how Jobs with Justice and Pride At Work are working nationally together go to SharedAgenda.org. For more information locally call 206-441-4969.
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