For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Bianca Polovina of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE).
Workers’ rights and excellent public services are Bianca Polovina’s passions. As a compliance officer in the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, they have recovered more than $15 million in restitution for San Francisco workers. They are the first nonbinary president of IFPTE Local 21, which represents over 12,000 municipal workers in the San Francisco Bay Area. As president, Polovina led Local 21’s largest chapter in its first strike school. They are also an active member of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance chapter in San Francisco.