About GALLAN

Our Mission

GALLAN members and supporters use imagination and humor in our struggles to:

fight homophobia in the labor movement;
educate GLBT and progressive communities on the importance and relevance of unions and the issues of working people;
maximize GLBT participation and leadership in the labor movement through our support of union democracy;
fight oppression in all its forms, and specifically to challenging racism and sexism in both the GLBT community and organized labor.

How We Carry Out Our Mission

Solidarity work with unions on strikes, contract campaigns and organizing drives
Educating unions on GLBT issues
Legislative initiatives
Political campaigns
Ballot initiatives
Support for GLBT union members

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Get Active . . . .

Cumberland Farms Protest

GALLAN members and allies picket Cumberland Farms for refusing to offer spousal benefits to spouses of same-sex married employees.

Become a member. . .

We meet once a month to plan our work together, have lively discussions on a variety of topics, and offer support to one another.