Pride at Work ED Shorey to be Honored
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Longtime union – and gay rights – activist Peggy Shorey (pictured at right) will receive the
President’s Award at the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club 35th Anniversary
Leadership Awards this Thursday. Shorey is the National Executive Director of
Pride at Work, a non-profit AFL-CIO affiliate dedicated to building “mutual
support between the organized labor movement and the LGBT Community for social
and economic justice.” As Executive Director Shorey helped convene the LGBT
Table for the 2010 “One Nation Working Together” march on the National Mall
and conducts trainings for local and international unions on LGBT-inclusive
contract negotiations and for LGBT organizations on effective ways to partner
with the labor movement. Shorey also serves as Chair of the Labor Coalition for
Community Action, a coalition of the six AFL-CIO constituency groups. Click here
for more information on the Awards and to purchase tickets. - photo courtesy of endanow.com
