LOCAL CHAPTER OF PRIDE AT WORK PARTNERS WITH WXXI

Rochester, N.Y. – Members of The Rochester Finger Lakes Chapter of Pride At Work, AFL-CIO, will team up with the local PBS affiliate WXXI on June 9 to volunteer by taking telephone pledges at the annual television membership drive that began on June 1.  PAW dues paying members come from both the public and private sectors, many of them belonging to bargaining units in CSEA, IBEW, Federation of Social Workers, SEIU and PEF.

Bess Watts, President of the local chapter says, “Our members understand that partnering with community organizations and nonprofits that share our vision of a working world free of discrimination plays a crucial role in the overall success of the labor movement.  Every part of WXXI’s many endeavors to present music, culture, education and special events benefit the whole community, and we want to thank them for the years of LGBT inclusive programming by volunteering during these tough fiscal times.”

During the month of June, WXXI will broadcast several programs of interest to the labor and LGBT communities, including the documentaries, Out in the Silence and Everyone and Anyone.  They will air at 8:00 and 10:00 pm respectively in the Rochester market on Tuesday, June 8.

Pride At Work are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender labor advocates, and our straight allies. We organize mutual support between the organized Labor Movement and the LGBT Community for social and economic justice. We oppose all forms of discrimination on the job and in our unions based on sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, race, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, religion or political views.