Friday, March 1, 2024

Women's History Month

From trailblazing leaders like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and Angela Davis to the every day women leaders in our Unions, at our workplaces and in our day-to-day lives. Without women in our world blazing the trail and creating change, we would not be where we are today.
Thank you to all trailblazers we know.


Thursday, February 1, 2024

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

2023 TGNCNB Employment Report

Our chapter members contributed to this final report, directed by Governor Hochul, which examines employment disparities among transgender, gender non-conforming and non-binary (TGNCNB) New Yorkers and offers policy recommendations to address systemic barriers in the workplace. 

Read the report here.


Monday, October 30, 2023

Human Service Worker of the Year Awards

Congratulations to Linda Donahue, a long time Pride at Work member, on receiving the W. Burton Richardson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Federation of Social Workers. 

Linda worked as a Rochester based labor educator, employed by Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations School, for over 35 years.  Linda serves on the Advisory Board of Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services and the Worker Justice Center, is a member of the R.G. Pettengill Labor Education Fund and she previously served on the National Executive Board of Pride at Work. 

Linda has been an invaluable asset to the Rochester Labor Community for years. 

Congratulations Linda, pictured here with Monroe County Executive Adam Bello. 



Wednesday, September 20, 2023

#StandUpUAW Rally in Rochester

Sept 19 The United Auto Workers are engaged in an historic strike, targeting all three major auto makers - Ford, Stellantis and General Motors. They are making major advances in their demands, in particular calling for an end to 2-tier employment. This is a foundational demand to re-unify the workforce in the auto industry!

While the plant in Rochester has not yet gone on strike, that doesn't mean that they won't. We are standing up to fight alongside their union siblings who are on strike!

We rallied today with the United Auto Workers to demonstrate that Rochester is a Union Town and that if and when these workers do go out on strike, they have our support!



Mayor Malik Evan speaking in support of the UAW workers!

Christina Couchman speaking on behalf of the Federation of Social
Workers - Fair Contract Now!


Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Bess Watts & Anne Tischer Receive the Equality Advocate Award

On July 29, 2023 Bess Watts, President of the Pride at Work Rochester Finger Lakes Chapter and her wife Anne Tischer, Executive Director of Rainbow Seniors ROC, were recipients of the HRC Equality Advocate Award at the HRC Western & Central New York annual dinner.  






Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Rochester Pride Parade 2023

Pride at Work organized the labor contingent for the Rochester Pride Parade.  We had an amazing turnout and record crowds.  Unions were greeted enthusiastically while the Teamsters truck and parade participants marched by, it was a beautiful day. #UnionStrong