AFGE PRIDE
AFGE PRIDE is a national program designed to support the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning, and others within the pride spectrum (LGBTQIA+) membership as well as their allies and to educate all of AFGE on the workplace and safety issues facing this community within AFGE and the Labor Movement.
Many of the goals of LGBTQIA+ members are the same as their co-workers; job security, opportunities for advancement, benefits, pay, and a respectful, dignified, and safe work environment are top priorities. Unfortunately because of homophobia and transphobia in the ranks of management and labor leadership, LGBTQIA+ union members frequently face specific barriers in receiving the same benefits and working conditions that other union members get under the same contract. This is a matter of equal treatment and a cause that the union should take on.
- AFGE PRIDE Charter
- Visit the AFGE PRIDE Toolkit for Helpful Resources
- Follow AFGE PRIDE on Facebook
- Join Our Monthly Meeting Every Second Thursday at 7 p.m. Eastern Time
Goals of the AFGE PRIDE Program
- To help LGBTQIA+ members and potential members feel welcomed and valued in AFGE
- To facilitate efforts by AFGE to oppose workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression
- To provide educational support to the leaders and members of AFGE that will ensure respect for all employees, including LGBTQIA+ federal and D.C. government employees
- To promote best practices in the workplace to support LGBTQIA+ union members and encourage Locals to adopt them via contract language, union policies and union advocacy
- To work within AFGE and the Labor community to organize support of equality and justice for the LGBTQIA+ community and their families
- To engage the LGBTQIA+ community to support union campaigns for every member’s rights at work.
