Gertrude Lane (died 1953) was an American trade unionist and labor organizer active in New York City from the 1930s.
[1] She had wanted to become a librarian but left college during the Great Depression and so had to find work as a waitress.
She was the highest-ranking official in the union and was credited for highlighting the important role of women in labor struggles.
[2][7] Lane was supportive of The Daily Worker and encouraged union members to subscribe to and read it.
[9] According to In These Times, there is evidence that Lane was a member of the national committee of the Communist Party of the United States although she was deemed "not currently of sufficient interest" to be added to the FBI's Security Index.