Pride At Work L.A.

Pride At Work led a contingent of queer groups to meet with Trevor Daley at Sen Feinstein’s office on June 10th. We had folks from Courage Campaign, HRC, Bienestar, 13 Love Stories Project, Stonewall Dems, LEA (Latino Equality Alliance) and QPOC (Queer People of Color) represented.  He made it clear that we were the 1st LGBT group to reach out on EFCA (we may be the only non-Labor or non-business group to do so).

We’ve learned the Senator 100% endorses a trans inclusive ENDA. She is revisiting UAFFA and a decision will be reached in 6 months.  However, Trevor intimated that because the Senator is the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, the issue is still very sensitive.  As for EFCA, it’s painfully obvious more queer voices are needed to push this through. It’s inconceivable in my mind that despite the findings in the Williams Institute report supporting a correlation between access to labor unions and lifting queer people out of poverty, EFCA can still be ignored as being as vital as marriage equality for our community.

I encourage folks to call Senator  Feinstein TODAY and say that as a queer person you support the passage of ENDA and EFCA together.  Santa Monica District Office Phone: 310-914-7300.