Women Lawyers On Guard, Inc. has joined an amicus brief by the National Women’s Law Center that highlights the importance of the fair share rule in reducing the wage gap and the importance of public employment and union advocacy for women in the workplace.
The brief argues that public sector professions provide important career opportunities for women and people of color, who often face special barriers to entry in various professions. Because women and people of color comprise a significant proportion of public sector workers and union members, the fair share rule (which requires all public sector employees to pay a share of union expenses) plays a key role in enabling unions to create economic opportunities for all members who benefit from union negotiations, including increasing opportunities for earning parity (reducing the wage gap). The brief points to a wealth of data to show that women and people of color in employment settings covered by unions enjoy greater pay equity and increased benefits than their non-union counterparts.
The brief is available at http://civilrightsdocs.info/pdf/briefs/NWLC-LeadershipConference-Janus-Brief.pdf.
