Labor Spotlight- Piper Hogan

Piper Hogan (WFNHP 5000) has been a union member for 6 years since she became a medical laboratory scientist running tests on everything from blood to spinal fluid and assisting in bone marrow collection. Being a union member has given Piper some peace of mind that she doesn’t have to worry about being paid less than her counterparts or wrongfully terminated.

Being a union member has created a better sense of community in the lab, making it easier to stand strong together to voice grievances and fight for the things that many would take for granted.

Outside of the workplace, the union has offered Piper a variety of ways to get involved. Whether that be within the local, at the Young Workers Committee, or being an emcee for different events and coalitions, Piper has surrounded herself with a network of likeminded people fighting for justice at the workplace and in the community. Importantly, organized labor stands in solidarity with union members in their daily lives. Being in a union has been a great tool to fight back attacks on transgender people on all levels- a union contract can protect gender identity rights and used to grieve offenses.