[Ct-nfb] Important Questions regarding the minium wage

Mon Mar 3 15:45:36 UTC 2014

Hello,

I believe you are asking where to get material to present to your friend.  Please go to  https://nfb.org/fair-wages. This page has everything on fair wages.
Hope this helps,
Edward

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Hello Justin,

I am so sorry that you ahd any issues and here is my email agai nto you.

I wanted to know the  following informatio becasue President Obama is coming to Hartford on Wednesday to meet with the  Govonor,senators and others t ospeak about  the minium wage increase as taht CT is doing it over 3 years.  What if anything do you know  if disabled person will benefit from this action as well. We've been battling the  change and discrimination of employers such as Goodwill, Marriott,etc and the bill that the senate have been hearing is H R 831 has this bill fully gone int oeffect/passed by teh senate   whic his for subminium fair wages but does it as well enact/protect from discrimination.

Have Senators Murphy and blumenthal been supportative,vocal,effective  in our behalf for these issues . What would you want them to know to have in hand when they are with the Govonor on Wednesday with teh President.

With the case of Goodwill who were not paying fairly do you know exactly know the numbers of what they were doing being if minium wage here is 720/40 how much under that were the ydoing if you know.

Thank you so much for assisting me with providing me wit hthis information which will help us all.

Elizabeth

In a message dated 3/1/2014 1:48:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu writes:

	Dear Elizabeth,

	I am sincerely grateful for your interest in the fight to end subminimum wages.  I have read your message a few times but am struggling to understand what it is that you want to know.  Honestly, the abundance of typographical errors would not be much of a problem if they did not erode the clarity of the message, but I regret to report that they do.  If you could please edit and resend your message, I would be happy to help answer your questions.

	I also wish to remind you and others that Edward Shaham has taken over for me to spearhead our legislative activities.  While I am happy to offer any help that I can, Edward’s understanding of and ability to research these issues should not be underestimated.  

	Lastly, I want to encourage you to feel comfortable reaching out to Rose Sloan at our national office.  She is the one leading our efforts to achieve fair wages by fixing the Workforce Investment Act and also getting the House to pass HR 831 and the Senate to introduce and pass a companion bill to HR 831.  It is certainly good to use our resources here in Connecticut, but helping people understand this issue is part of why we pay her the big bucks.  Her phone number is: 410-659-9314, ext. 2441.  You can also email Rose at rsloan at nfb.org.

	Sincerely yours,

	Justin Salisbury

	From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cookiechumper at aol.com
	Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 11:33 AM
	To: ct-nfb at nfbnet.org
	Subject: [Ct-nfb] Important Questions regarding the minium wage

	Hello Justin,

	How are you. can you assist wit h some answers t o questions of needing some information. As we all know thatthe President is coming t omeet wit h the Govonor ,senators and others to discuss minium wage increase as the Govonor's plan is t oraise it over 3 years t othe 10 dollars. Will disabled people benefit by/from this.  As we've been fighting against  the discrimination of this by man ysuch as Goodwill,Marriott etc. The law  What was the name of the bill agai nthat recently went before Washington  on disablity minium wages. Lost some things whe ncomputer went down.

	Recently you'd been sending out  contact info and emails related t oSenator Murphy  Compared to that of both senators Murphy and Blumenthal how have the ybeen in regards t osupporting in regards to this issue.

	Do you know of organizations that assist blind veterans and disabled.

	I am asking this information becaue speaking wit hsomeone that will be going on Wednesday so can be speaking with them in our behalf.

	Thank you so much

	Elizabeth

	In a message dated 2/28/2014 3:11:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu writes:

		Please note the reminder from our education team a the NFB Jernigan Institute:

		Just a quick reminder that Monday is Read Across America Day! This celebration of literacy always takes place on the weekday closest to Dr. Seuss's birthday, March 2, since his writings continue to inspire children to fall in love with reading. Once again, we ask that you celebrate the day anyway you can to emphasize the important role of Braille in literacy for the blind. If your affiliate is holding a party or activity in honor of Read Across America Day, please let us know! We'd love to get photos or videos of your celebration. We're also asking that everyone send us a photo or video of someone reading Braille. We're especially eager to see people reading Braille near a famous landmark, so we can really show that Braille is being used all across the country! (Of course, we understand that in many parts of the country, those landmarks are obscured by snow!) 

		If you have any questions, please contact Liz Spann at espann at nfb.org or by phone at 410-685-5653, extension 2418.

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