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 Emily Caulfield of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA).
Emily Caulfield started her activism at the local level by creating an AFA-CWA HRE committee. She has been able to engage members who do not usually do union work or speak openly about their experiences with racism or other injustices. She was the impetus for the creation of the HRE committee of United Airlines' AFA-CWA Master Executive Council, which she now chairs.