Kaiaunna Smith - ACLU of Socal

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Kaiaunna Smith lives in Long Beach with her five children. On August 4, 2022, the California Civil Rights Department (formerly known as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing) filed Kaiaunna’s gender and pregnancy discrimination claim against PMA, ILWU Local 13, and ILWU.

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Gender, Sexuality, & Reproductive Justice Project

My family fought racism at the Port of L.A. Decades later, I'm suing as a pregnant worker

After facing gender, pregnancy, and breast/chestfeeding discrimination working at the Port of L.A., Kaiaunna is fighting for her rights.

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