Labor On The Move: Pride at Work Names Darren Phelps as New Executive Director
Monday, January 28, 2013
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Pride at Work, the lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) constituency group of organized labor, has
selected longtime LGBT and progressive activist Darren Phelps (right) to
serve as the organization’s new Executive Director. Phelps, who has been Pride
at Work’s Associate Director, succeeds Peggy Shorey, who accepted the position
of Director, State Government Relations and Deputy Director of Government
Affairs at the AFL-CIO. “Darren is passionate about the Labor movement,”
said Pride at Work Co-President Shane Larson, Legislative Director of the
Communications Workers of America. “He will be a remarkable manager and
advocate for LGBT workers across the country.”