The Leadership Conference is working diligently to see that Tom Perez is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Labor. Perez is an eminently qualified public servant and consensus builder who has dedicated his career to ensuring that all individuals are treated fairly and have the opportunity to succeed. He has served with integrity and distinction at the local, state and national level, compiling an outstanding record of achievement.
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Participating Organizations - 2008 Dinner
- A. Philip Randolph Institute
- AARP
- ACORN
- ADA Watch
- Advancement Project
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Alaska Federation of Natives
- Alaska Inter-Tribal Council
- Alliance for Retired Americans
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
- American Association for Affirmative Action
- American Association of People with Disabilities
- American Association of University Women
- American Baptist Churches, U.S.A.-National Ministries
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American Council of the Blind
- American Ethical Union
- American Federation of Government Employees
- American Federation of Labor- Congress of Industrial Organizations
- American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
- American Friends Service Committee
- American Jewish Committee
- American Jewish Congress
- American Nurses Association
- American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
- American Society for Public Administration
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Americans for Democratic Action
- Anti-Defamation League
- Appleseed
- Asian American Justice Center
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
- Associated Actors and Artistes of America, AFL-CIO
- Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities
- B’nai B’rith International
- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law
- Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
- Catholic Charities, USA
- Center for Community Change
- Center for Responsible Lending
- Center for Women Policy Studies
- Children’s Defense Fund
- Church of the Brethren-World Ministries Commission
- Church Women United
- Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights
- Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
- Common Cause
- Communications Workers of America
- Community Action Partnership
- Community Transportation Association of America
- DC Vote
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
- Division of Homeland Ministries-Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Epilepsy Foundation of America
- Episcopal Church-Public Affairs Office
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- FairVote: The Center for Voting and Democracy
- Families USA
- Federally Employed Women
- Feminist Majority
- Friends Committee on National Legislation
- Global Rights: Partners for Justice
- GMP International Union
- Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America
- Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union
- Human Rights Campaign
- Human Rights First
- Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the World
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
- International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- International Union, United Automobile Workers of America
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.
- Japanese American Citizens League
- Jewish Community Centers Association
- Jewish Council for Public Affairs
- Jewish Labor Committee
- Jewish Women International
- Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
- Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
- Laborers’ International Union of North America
- Lambda Legal
- Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- League of Women Voters of the United States
- Legal Momentum
- Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
- Matthew Shepard Foundation
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Na’Amat USA
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
- National Alliance of Postal & Federal Employees
- National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, Inc.
- National Association of Community Health Centers
- National Association of Human Rights Workers
- National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.
- National Association of Neighborhoods
- National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Bar Association
- National Black Caucus of State Legislators
- National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
- National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- National Committee on Pay Equity
- National Community Reinvestment Coalition
- National Conference of Black Mayors, Inc.
- National Congress for Community Economic Development
- National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights
- National Congress of American Indians
- National Council of Catholic Women
- National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.
- National Council of Jewish Women
- National Council of La Raza
- National Council of Negro Women
- National Council on Independent Living
- National Education Association
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- National Fair Housing Alliance
- National Farmers Union
- National Federation of Filipino American Associations
- National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
- National Health Law Program
- National Institute For Employment Equity
- National Korean American Service and Education Consortium, Inc. (NAKASEC)
- National Lawyers Guild
- National Legal Aid & Defender Association
- National Low Income Housing Coalition
- National Organization for Women
- National Partnership for Women & Families
- National Puerto Rican Coalition
- National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.
- National Urban League
- National Women’s Law Center
- National Women’s Political Caucus
- Native American Rights Fund
- Newspaper Guild
- Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ, Inc.
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
- Open Society Policy Center
- OCA (formerly known as Organization of Chinese Americans)
- Paralyzed Veterans of America
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
- People for the American Way
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
- Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC)
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Pride at Work
- Progressive National Baptist Convention
- Project Equality, Inc.
- Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
- Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
- Retail Wholesale & Department Store Union, AFL-CIO
- Secular Coalition for America
- Service Employees International Union
- Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
- Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
- The Justice Project
- The National Conference for Community and Justice
- The National PTA
- Union for Reform Judaism
- Unitarian Universalist Association
- International Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry of the U.S. & Canada-AFL-CIO
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- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
- United Church of Christ-Justice and Witness Ministries
- United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
- United Methodist Church-General Board of Church & Society
- United Mine Workers of America
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- United States Students Association
- United Steelworkers of America
- United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
- Women of Reform Judaism
- Women’s American ORT
- Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
- Workers Defense League
- Workmen’s Circle
- YMCA of the USA, National Board
- YWCA of the USA, National Board
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.