The Communication Workers of America (CWA), one of the largest labor unions in America, has voted to cut ties with the Boy Scouts because of the group’s ban on gays, Planetout.com reports.
CWA’s Executive Board ended its relationship with the Scouts “until such time as its leaders reverse their policy of excluding gays from membership or volunteer activities in scouting.” The union goes on to say that the Scouts’ gay ban is “an appalling step backward.”
CWA has 780,000 members from companies such as AT&T, Lucent, NBC and The New York Times.
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