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 Hale Reap of IATSE.
Hale Reap has been a member of Local 828 since 2016 and of Local 873 since 2021. Reap is the first openly trans person to serve on Local 828’s executive board. “Being an IATSE member means being part of a creative and powerful labor force. The solidarity and generosity of my fellow members have brought me to where I am today." Reap has worked on large-scale theatrical productions and is dedicated to their local.