News & Commentary about Women's Rights in the Workplace

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Jan 13, 2025

How “Stay-or-Pay” Contracts Are Used to Abuse Immigrant Workers

Jul 25, 2024

How Sue Bird Is Supercharging Women's Sports

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Apr 19, 2024

Final ‘Pregnant Workers Fairness Act’ Regulations Were Released—And It’s Great News for Women

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Mar 8, 2024

Breaking the Mold: Gender Discrimination in the Airline Industry

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Mar 1, 2024

4 Ways the ACLU Continues to Fight for Gender Equality

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Dec 8, 2023

ACLU Wins: 8 Victories We Celebrated in 2023

Union workers march on Wednesday, May 3, 1990 in Midtown New York in solidarity with striking workers of Greyhound, Eastern Airlines and a Brooklyn clothing manufacturer. The march began in the afternoon at the Port Authority Bus terminal and moved uptown to Rockefeller Center.

Nov 16, 2023

The Resurgence of Labor Strikes and Union Power

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Jul 20, 2023

The Decade-Long Fight for Pregnant Workers

Mar 9, 2023

The Women Who Made ACLU History

Aug 3, 2022

We Need the PUMP Act to Protect Nursing Workers Like Me