Michigan AFL-CIO: ““Discrimination is Not Only Unfair and Un-American, It’s Anti-Competitive”

Today Michigan AFL-CIO, a longtime supporter of a fully inclusive nondiscrimination bill, reiterated in an op-ed for The Detroit News its full-throated support of amending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity.

“I don’t always agree with corporate executives. But in this case, I couldn’t agree more,” said Karla Swift, president of the Michigan AFL-CIO. “Discrimination is not only unfair and un-American, it’s anti-competitive. It costs companies real money when they reject the talents of a potential worker just because he or she is gay, a person of color, or from a different country.”

“In fact, it’s working people and our unions who make our economy more competitive and more consistent with American values by fighting against discrimination in all its ugly forms.”

http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/michigan-afl-cio-discrimination-is-not-only-unfair-and-un-american-its-anti