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 Capt. Maya Tallman of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
Capt. Maya Tallman is a pilot with United Airlines and has been an ALPA member for 24 years. Passionate about safety, pilot culture and diversity, she has spent many of her flying years volunteering as a writer, speaker, educator, mentor, and line check pilot evaluator. She has worked on several special projects with EQUAL, United’s LGBTQ+ business resource group. She is the chair of ALPA's United Airlines Master Executive Council Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee. A firm believer and practitioner of the adage, “You cannot be what you cannot see,” Tallman is working toward a more inclusive pilot culture with the power of visibility, education and conversation.