In civil unions, new challenges over benefits
Posted on Aug 01, 2007 at 02:35 pm
August 1, 2007
New Jersey's civil union law is in reality a hodgepodge and that hundreds of people were struggling to persuade their bosses to treat their partners like spouses. (Link)
BLOG: Corporate America: The new gay activists
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 at 03:28 pm
July 16, 2007
Charting a course unplanned but nevertheless successful, Corporate America is shaping up to be the most persuasive gay activists of the decade. How are they doing it? With a simple three-step formula: credibility + education + action. It's a winning combination that actually fuels progress toward achieving equality in other arenas including politically charged topics like marriage. [Link]
Demonstrations of Solidarity
Posted on Oct 17, 2006 at 05:02 pm
October 17, 2006
When the National Executive Board of the United Farm Workers—a predominantly Latin@ union—announced its principled stance in support of marriage equality, UFW Southern California Political Director Christine Chávez restated her grandfather's support of gay rights. [Link]
REPORTS FROM THE FRONT: A Labor Day Look at Marriage Equality
Posted on Sep 13, 2006 at 05:06 pm
September 13, 2006
A look at conferences held September 2006 that make that crystal clear the growing realization of the need for marriage equality in the workplace: the Pride at Work national conference and the annual Out and Equal conference. [Link]
Service Industry Labor Union, SEIU, Passes Marriage Equality Resolution
Posted on Jun 28, 2004 at 05:08 pm
June 28, 2004
Following the lead of several of their local unions, the AFL-CIO's largest and fastest growing union adopted a marriage equality resolution at their annual conference. [Link]