[Ct-nfb] HR 3086

[MONICA WEBSTER]

Websters will call also, this is wrong. Kate is only getting $6.80 now. Really not fair when all her buddies making $10.
Monica wevater

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On Aug 16, 2012, at 12:10 AM, Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu> wrote:

> I think it would be very helpful for listsers to contact Senator Blumenthal's office.  I'm only one voice.   For all he knows, I could be the only person in Connecticut who cares about ending subminimum wages.  He and his staff need to hear from all of us!
> 
> Senator Blumenthal made his bones in Connecticut by sticking up for the mistreated when he was Connecticut Attorney General.  He's a good person with good values, but he needs to hear us!  Phone calls are so quick and easy.
> 
> Anyone can call, so everyone should call.  Ask him to introduce a Senate companion bill to HR 3086, the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act.
> 
> Office Locations
> Hartford
> 90 State House Square, 10th Flr.
> Hartford, CT 06103 
> tel (860) 258-6940
> fax (860) 258-6958
> 
> Washington DC
> 702 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
> Washington, DC 20510 
> tel (202) 224-2823
> fax (202) 224-9673
> 
> Meg Benner is the legislative assistant who he has specialized in this area.  Beth, Charlie, Bo Diaz, and I met with Senator Blumenthal and Meg Benner during Washington Seminar.
> 
> Yours in Federationism,
> 
> Justin Salisbury
> 
> Justin M. Salisbury
> Class of 2012
> B.A. in Mathematics
> East Carolina University
> president at alumni.ecu.edu
> 
> “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”    —MARGARET MEAD
> ________________________________________
> From: ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org [ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Nathanael T. Wales [ntwales at omsoft.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:43 PM
> To: ct-nfb at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] HR 3086
> 
> Justin,
> 
> Great post.  Thank you for your work on this!
> 
> For my congresswoman, Rosa DeLauro, I've regularly called the aide in her
> office our NFB delegation and I met with at Washington Seminar.
> Congresswoman DeLauro hasn't made a decision yet; the aide tells me that
> they've gotten pressure from "both sides", that is, from the workshops and
> Goodwill.  For her, and any of the remaining three congressmen and Senator
> Blumenthal, I recommend:
> 1. Call their office.  If you're in my district, the aide to speak with is
> Matt Doyle.  You can reach the office at (202) 225-3661.  Especially if
> Congresswoman DeLauro is your congresswoman, call.  Justin, do you think it
> would be helpful for listers to contact the aide in Senator Blumenthal's
> office you've been working with directly?
> 2. When we picket on the 25th, let anyone interested know to call Senator
> Blumenthal and their congressman (except Courtney, who's already
> co-sponsored).  Let the public know that Goodwill is lobbying against our
> efforts.
> 
> Nathanael
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Salisbury
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 9:51 PM
> To: ct-nfb at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Ct-nfb] HR 3086
> 
> Fellow Federationists:
> 
>    As far as I know, Joe Courtney is still the only Connecticut legislator
> who has co-sponsored HR 3086, the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities
> Act.
> 
> I am grateful to be in his district.  Can we all share publicly what we have
> been doing with our legislators to garner support?  I have also met with
> Senator Richard Blumenthal and sent follow-up emails to his legislative
> assistant, Meg Benner, with hopes of convincing him to introduce a Senate
> companion bill.
> 
> As we all boycott Goodwill and prepare to demonstrate on Saturday, August
> 25, it is important for us to remember that our final goal is the passage of
> the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act to end an outdated practice
> that is unfair, discriminatory, and immoral.
> 
> Justin Salisbury
> 
> 
> Justin M. Salisbury
> Class of 2012
> B.A. in Mathematics
> East Carolina University
> president at alumni.ecu.edu
> 
> “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
> the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”    —MARGARET MEAD
> 
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