Nancy Wohlforth

Nancy Wohlforth
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationTrade unionist
Organizations
  • AFL–CIO
  • Lesbian/Gay Labor Alliance (LGLA)
  • Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare
  • OPEIU
  • Pride at Work
  • US Labor Against the War (USLAW)
Known forLabor and LGBTQ activism; first out LGBTQ international union officer; first out LGBTQ member of the AFL–CIO Executive Council
Movement
Board member of
  • Vice-President OPEIU, Local 3, (Elected in 1983)
  • Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager, OPEIU, Local 3 (Elected in 1986)
  • Co-President, Pride at Work, 1996–2009
  • Secretary-Treasurer Emerita, OPEIU, 2003–2009
  • Executive Council, AFL–CIO
AwardsPride at Work Solidarity Award, 2018

Nancy Wohlforth was an American union leader and activist who advocated for a variety of civil, labor, and LGBTQ causes throughout her career including single-payer healthcare, domestic partner worker benefits, and non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ workers. She was the first out member of the LGBTQ community to be elected to the AFL–CIO Executive Council in 2005.

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