Passing of Nancy Wohlforth

With heavy hearts we share the news that Nancy Wohlforth, founder of Pride At Work, passed away on December 31, 2024.

 Nancy’s organizing and leadership in the labor, LGBTQIA+, and civil rights movements are tremendous and we look forward to sharing her story in depth once her obituary is ready and plans for a spring celebration of life are finalized.

 

A few highlights from Nancy’s busy lifetime fighting the good fight:

 

• Nancy Wohlforth became the first openly LGBTQIA+ officer of an international union in 2003 when she was elected as Secretary-Treasurer of OPEIU.

• In 2005 she became the first openly LGBTQIA+ person elected to the AFL-CIO Executive Council.

• Nancy and Cal Noyce served as the first Co-Presidents of Pride At Work and in 1997 secured the AFL-CIO’s recognition of us as an official constituency group.

• As a teenager Nancy spent a summer as a Freedom Rider in the Civil Rights movement, part of her lifelong commitment to racial justice.

• Nancy was known for reminding her Pride At Work siblings, “If you don’t have a seat at the table, bring a sturdy folding chair!”

 

Thank you for everything, Nancy!

 

On our website you can find a growing photo gallery and an excerpt about Nancy from the book Out in the Union: A Labor History of Queer America by Miriam Frank.

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Phone Bank Opportunties

 Can you join us for a shift or two to text or phone bank? Even an hour or just thirty minutes of your time makes a difference in reaching voters!

We have shifts available on the following days:

 

- **Tuesday, October 29th:** 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM PST | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST

- **Wednesday, October 30th:** 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM PST | 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM EST

- **Saturday, November 2nd:** 6:30 AM - 1:30 PM PST | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST

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Pride to the Polls

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Voter suppression is real! Check on your voter registration status. Registration deadlines differ by state. Be sure to check on your state’s registration deadline. Voting early? Voting in person? Mailing in your ballot? Whichever way you plan to vote, make your voice be heard! Check on your vote by mail and absentee registration also. Do not wait! Do it today!

It’s time to take our Pride to the Polls. PLEDGE TO VOTE! In the 2024 election here’s what’s at stake: LGBTQ+ rights Racial justice Abortion access Climate change Student loan debt relief.

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ROC Pride Parade

The Pride at Work contingent in the Pride Parade this year had great participation from a number of unions! Everyone that came out had a fun time. Over 25,000 people along the route on such a

beautiful day. Happy Pride