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Special to the SGN : AFL-CIO weighs in against Prop 8 |
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Courtesy of Pride at Work On Wednesday, March 4, the AFL-CIO Executive Council unanimously passed a resolution calling on the California Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8. The resolution strengthens a 2005 AFL-CIO resolution calling for full inclusion and equal rights for LGBT workers. The most recent resolution, passed the day before the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Prop 8 case, states that Prop 8 "ended the right to marry enjoyed by Gay and Lesbian couples in California and cast a cloud over the legal status of thousands of California marriages & depriving one class of citizens of rights enjoyed by all others." The National AFL-CIO followed the lead of the California labor movement, which strongly opposed the passage of Proposition 8. In July 2008, the California Federation of Labor, in a resolution introduced by Pride At Work Co-President T Santora, mandated that unions include information opposing Prop 8 on union slate cards and other election materials. In 2006, the California Federation Labor called for an end to marriage discrimination and for marriage equality for LGBT workers. California labor unions donated millions of dollars to the campaign to defeat Prop 8. Most recently, over 50 unions in California signed an amicus brief, calling on the California Supreme Court to invalidate Prop 8. "I applaud the AFL-CIO on their continuing support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender workers within, and outside, the Federation," said Nancy Wohlforth, Pride At Work co-president and AFL-CIO executive council member. "Denying LGBT couples the right to marry has tremendous impact on the ability of LGBT workers to access full parity in the workplace." "Many benefits that heterosexual workers take for granted, such as FMLA, sick and bereavement leave, healthcare benefits, and pension benefits are routinely denied to LGBT couples because they cannot legally marry," she explained. "Invalidating Proposition 8 is the only way to bring LGBT workers in California full equality in the workplace and beyond." The AFL-CIO is a federation of 56 national and international labor unions, representing 11 million members, including 2.5 million members in Working America, its new community affiliate. Pride At Work advances issues of importance to LGBT workers within all labor unions, including the AFL-CIO, Change To Win Federation, and independent unions. The AFL-CIO Executive Council currently includes 43 union leaders who meet at least twice a year to consider union business, policies, and political positions between AFL-CIO conventions. In addition to passing the Prop 8 resolution, the March meeting heard major policy speeches by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. For more information contact Mike Andrew, MLK County Chapter, Pride At Work, 206-261-8110 |
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