The Women’s and Fair Practices Departments are committed to promoting the civil, human, women’s and workers’ rights of all federal and D.C government employees. AFGE Pride is a national program designed to support the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning, and others within the pride spectrum (LGBTQ+) 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 LGBTQ+ 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, LGBTQ+ 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.
For more information on the AFGE Pride Program or to receive AFGE Pride educational material, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].
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Pride At Work is a nonprofit organization and an officially recognized constituency group of the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations). Click here to learn more.