Administration Moves To Remove Gay Protections From Federal Labor Contract

[Quetzal]

Administration Moves To Remove Gay Protections From Federal Labor Contracts

(Washington) The Bush administration has begun working to remove hard won protections for gay and lesbian workers from civil service labor contracts.

In several contracts negotiated over the past few months the list of categories that are protected has been replaced with the more nebulous phrase "any class protected by law." While the change will mean little to African Americans or other minorities, it effectively removes LGBT workers from being protected from being fired or harassed on the job.

"One of the reasons from my perspective is they're doing this because there is no federal law protecting gays," Rob Sadler, a spokesperson for Federal Globe an organization of LGBT federal workers, told 365Gay.com.

The most recent instance is at the Social Security Administration where negotiations are underway for a new contract. SSA is is trying to remove specific language protecting its employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation.

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[Bluebear]

1. Well after all, God didn't make Adam and Steve

I am really feeling like a stranger in my own country the way things are going.

[nosmokes]

6. well if god din't make make adam and steve, then where did

they come from?

i'm drawing a total blank on the name of the minister and the church, but that's his retort, and it's damn effective. i'm sure you'd recognize who i'm referring to if i could pull up his name, too. damn. oh, well.

this is just ridiculous. we have to counter this culture of fear that the right wing is spreading.

[serryjw]

2. They did that over a year ago!

I'll see if I can find the article.

[serryjw]

5. I am wrong......Bushit REVERSED IT!

http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/04/040804oscGays.htm.....and NOW he is trying to REVERSE his REVERSAL!.....What a flip flop!.....I'll poston JK's website...thanks

[Dark_Seph]

3. Removal of rights, sounds familiar....

THATS WHY IT SOUNDS FAMILIAR!!!
Same thing happened in Germany to people of the Jewish Faith...
Then what did they do to them...
Killed them in the millions...

Do people not see the connection!?

(I do apologize if this wild tangent thinking offends any one.)

[Bluebear]

4. It's not that wild and welcome to DU

[demconfive]

7. Actually...

.... Before Adolph got around to the Jews he started with the...., thats right, you got it,... the gays. The jews actually had some company in those camps; gays, gypsies, Slavs, intellectuals, the retarded, etc,etc. No wild tangent I'm afraid.

[IndianaGreen]

9. GLBTs have no rights

Efforts to include sexual orientation as a protected class has failed in several past Congresses. ENDA was written to protect gays and lesbians on the job, yet ENDA does not include the transgendered, and they are the ones that face the most violence and discrimination.

The only way we can have any hope of passing ENDA (hopefully with a transgender protection clause) is to elect progressives to Congress. We cannot even rely on the letter that follows the candidate's name. Many politicians with a "D" after their names are as anti-GLBT agenda as the rightwing.

Supporting discriminatory legislation such as DOMA and same-sex marriage bans gives aid and comfort to those that want to persecute the GLBTs.

[mikehiggins]

8. Hello, Mr. Log Cabin

This is your wakeup call.

Again, and again, and again, and again.

WTF is wrong with these people? Can't they see what's being shoved into their faces?

[truthisfreedom]

10. administration seeks to waste supreme court's time and taxpayer money

using political manipulation to gain extra points with fundies.