For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Jeff Wheeler of the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU).
As chair of OPEIU Local 2's LGBTQ+ Committee, Jeff Wheeler, who is committed to helping LGBTQ+ workers build skills to become leaders in their union, says: "Labor needs to create robust programing to help build up the skills of those already involved in the labor movement, those who are interested in the labor movement and those who may not know about the labor movement."