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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Another Union Supports Marriage Equality

Link: Gay City News
by Andy Humm

Excerpt:
UNITE HERE, a major union that represents workers in the textile, clothing, hotel, and restaurant industries, has passed a resolution to "support the civil rights of LGBT individuals and couples against discrimination in all areas including employment, housing, and civil marriage." It also said, "Civil union and domestic partnership laws, however well-intentioned, create an unequal legal status for same-sex couples and their families."

[...]

Among those also supporting equality for gay couples are the American Federation of Teachers, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the Communication Workers, the Office and Professional Employees International Union, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and the United Farm Workers.

[jw]

Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2008 at 08:46 PM in Equal Marriages, Other Developments |

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