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 Zachary Pritchett of AFSCME.
Zachary Pritchett is an emergency room (ER) nurse at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles and a proud member of United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, an affiliate of AFSCME. When he's not saving lives in the ER, Pritchett is advocating for his community's access to care. He traveled to Washington, D.C., to fight against dangerous Medicaid cuts, which would severely limit his hospital’s ability to care for anyone who walks through its doors.