On 1/17/21, LaborPress published our story “UPOA Challenges Ongoing Discrimination Against Women of Color”. Members of the United Probation Officers Association (UPOA) filed a class-action lawsuit recently, against the City of New York and its Department of Probation for alleged discriminatory practices towards women of color. The lawsuit alleges that since the department’s demographics started to change from predominantly white men 30 years ago to mostly women of color, probation officers’ starting salary began to drop. Caseloads for officers have increased substantially, promotions to higher-paying jobs are hard to come by for women of color. Most women of color rarely reach their maximum salary despite nearly 30 years of service. Click here to read the full story