Citing inadequate healthcare coverage and other shortcomings, employees at the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), a non-profit transgender litigation group based in New York, unveiled plans on October 20 to form a union — and the organization’s leadership swiftly vowed to recognize the labor drive.
The employees are working on the unionization initiative with the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys – UAW Local 2325, which represents public defenders and non-profits. In a tweet, the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys wrote, “Welcome the workers of @TLDEF to our union!”