Today in labor history: Harvey Milk elected to office
On this day in 1977 Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He was the first openly gay person elected to public office in California.
Today in labor history: Stonewall sparks gay rights movement
Forty four years ago today the Stonewall demonstrations broke out in New York City,
Union leaders hail court dumping of DOMA
WASHINGTON (PAI) - Union leaders hailed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to throw out the Defense of Marriage Act, the anti-gay law a Republican-run Congress railroaded through, and which then-President Bill Clinton signed.
Catholic “union” refuses to back Carla Hale, but AFL-CIO will
The AFL-CIO Central Labor Council for Central Ohio, meanwhile, unanimously passed a strongly worded resolution this past week supporting Hale in her fight to be reinstated.
Catholic school teacher, fired for being gay, draws wide support
Carla Hale, beloved 19-year teacher at Bishop Watterson High School here, was fired by the Catholic Diocese in March for "violating the morality clause."
