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 Tiffany McPherson of AFGE.
Tiffany McPherson is a U.S. Army veteran and proud mother. She is the second vice president of AFGE Local 96, representing Department of Veterans Affairs workers in Missouri. Additionally, she is Local 96's women and fair practices coordinator and health and safety officer. McPherson also serves as AFGE's District 9 pride coordinator, National Women’s Advisory coordinator and an AFGE Y.O.U.N.G. mentor. Outside of AFGE, she is a member of the Missouri NAACP, the Human Rights Campaign St. Louis and a volunteer for the Veterans Community Project.