[Ct-nfb] FW: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Goodwill Informational Protest

Terry Hulbert j.hulbert at worldnet.att.net
Wed Aug 8 01:38:16 UTC 2012


Hey Beth, 

I have some more questions. How are we supposed  to staple the signs to the
lumber provided by our site coordinator or will he/she prepare the signs for
us? How are we supposed to get there. A conventional vehicle would not be
practical. Will vans or busses be provide us with door to door
transportation to the store? Please let me know and with answers as soon as
possible as time is getting short. 

Thanks

Terry

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Subject: [Ct-nfb] FW: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Goodwill Informational
Protest

Hello federationists, the event will be coming soon and I want you all to
prepare. The sign will go to each chapter president and the location of the
closest good will location to each chapter meeting will be sent out later.
All members at large may go to their closest location, please check with
chapter presidents or the office.  This is just a heads up to the coming
event. Thank you for your support and NFB power to equality. Beth Rival  

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:nfbaffiliatepresidents-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lewis, Anil
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 4:00 PM
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Presidents discussion list (chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org); NABS List
(nabs-l at nfbnet.org)
Subject: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Goodwill Informational Protest

Goodwill Informational Protest

Taking Our Fight for Fair Wages to the Streets


Where:                 Goodwill Thrift Store Locations Around the Country
Date:                     August 25, 2012
Time:                    11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Local Time

This is an informational protest.  Our purpose is to promote public
awareness of the unfair, discriminatory, and immoral practice of paying
subminimum wages to workers with disabilities.  Goodwill is a household
name, but most households do not realize that Goodwill is one of the many
employers that pay less than the federal minimum wage to their workers with
disabilities.  In order to effect a change in this policy, we are urging
people not to shop at thrift stores affiliated with Goodwill Industries
International and/or donate goods to Goodwill until they adopt a policy to
pay at least the federal minimum wage to all of their workers with
disabilities.  Signs will be used to attract attention and informational
flyers will be distributed to the general public.

We are aware that some Goodwill-affiliated agencies pay their workers the
minimum wage, and others have chosen to limit the vocational potential of
these individuals by paying them pennies per hour.  The agencies that value
their employees with disabilities by paying at least the federal minimum
wage are setting an example for the others to follow, and they can provide
the technical assistance necessary for the others to adopt a similar
business model that pays a competitive wage to every employee.  As a result,
Goodwill is in a better position than most to assist in bringing this
discriminatory practice to an end.

We are setting up informational protests at Goodwill Thrift Store locations
across the country.  The protests will occur between the hours of 11:00 a.m.
and 1:00 p.m. local time.  The following website can be accessed to find
local Goodwill Thrift Store locations: http://locator.goodwill.org.  A
larger protest makes a better media presentation.  More protest sites
provide greater direct public awareness.

One Goodwill Protest Site Location form should be completed for each protest
site.  A form is attached and will be available for download at:
www.nfb.org/fairwages<http://www.nfb.org/fairwages>.  All completed forms
and emailed request should be sent to alewis at nfb.org<mailto:alewis at nfb.org>.

Protest signs will be provided when requested.  All orders for signs must be
submitted by August 20 to ensure they will be received in time for the
protest.  Remember that only the signs will be provided.  Site Coordinator
should obtain a four-foot length of 2-inches-wide by 1-inch-thick lumber
that will be needed to support each sign.  A staple gun should be used to
attach the lumber between two signs so that the sign can be read from either
side.

Informational flyers will be available for download shortly before the
protest date from www.nfb.org/fairwages<http://www.nfb.org/fairwages>.

Each site will have a Media Contact responsible for dealing with inquiries
from the local media.  Of course, our national staff will be available to
assist with this effort.  A national press release about the protest will be
issued prior to the event, and a template to develop a local press release
will be distributed and made available upon request.  We will also
distribute talking points that can be used by a local spokesperson when
interacting with the media.

We will be taking our fight for fair wages to the cyber streets as well.  We
encourage everyone to take advantage of social media to spread the word
about the protests.  Twitter users should Use the twitter hash tag
#fairwages and the Goodwill twitter handle of @goodwillintl to post about
local protests, and Facebook users should Post comments to Goodwill's
Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/GoodwillIntl.

Sincerely,

Mr. Anil Lewis, M.P.A.
Director of Strategic Communications

"Eliminating Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities"
http://www.nfb.org/fairwages

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland   21230

(410) 659-9314 ext. 2374 (Voice)
(410) 685-5653 (FAX)
Email: alewis at nfb.org<mailto:alewis at nfb.org>
Web: www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org>





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