[il-talk] please help our vendors
Mary Lou Grunwald
mgrunwald at sbcglobal.net
Sat Oct 21 01:29:13 UTC 2017
Thanks so much Dave.
Sent from my iPad
> On 20 Oct 2017, at 5:36 PM, David Meyer via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> The latest edition of the Vendors Weekly Update has an article that will
> explain why we all need to oppose hr1990. There is a link within that
> article that will permit you to fill out a form which will generate letters
> to our Senators and your representative. This is an issue that is not going
> away. We need to do all we can to keep an excellent employment opportunity
> viable for the blind of the nation. I filled out the information and it took
> less than five minutes to do. You will find the letter below my signature.
>
> If we vigourously oppose privatization of rest areas, we may keep an
> excellent economic opportunity open for us. If we do not act and hr1990
> passes, we have ourselves to blame.
>
> David Meyer, NFB of Illinois
>
> Coordinator and Channel Administrator, NFB-NewsLine
>
>
>
> **2 Rest Area Commercialization, the threat is real
>
> I received a call today from one of our rest area operators, IDOT was
> standing in their rest area surveying the passerby's. I suggested to him
> that he gets up in there and let those folks know what harm could be done
> by them unknowingly answering the questions wrong.
>
> I know this has been circulated, but it is worth circulating again. If you
> run a rest area or not, it's important to protect the priority for all
> blind and visually impaired individuals in the United States. All hands on
> deck please.
>
> Shared by Terry Smith, NFBEI
>
> See message below from NABM President Nicky Gacos.
>
> Hello All: Several weeks ago, we circulated a link that would allow you to
> send letters directly to your members of Congress expressing concern over
> proposed legislation to allow commercialization of the interstate rest
> areas. Such legislation would be devastating to blind vendors who operate
> vending at interstate rest areas and to SLA's who rely on funds from third
> party vendors at these sites to operate their program and to offer benefits
> to their vendors. Rest area commercialization would result in almost 400
> lost jobs, the loss of fringe benefits for hundreds, and lost revenue with
> which to operate the programs.
>
> We've had a good response so far; however, with summer over, the kids back
> in school, and BLAST out of the way, it is time to ramp things up again.
> Please go to
> https://nfb.constituentvoice.net/nfbaction/us-nabm_online_letter_to_congress
> _commercialization and register your concerns. It will take you less than 2
> minutes.
>
> Once you have sent your letters, please:
>
> 1. Ask friends and family to do the same;
>
> 2. Post it on your Facebook page and/or Twitter account and ask all of your
> social media friends to log on and send letters;
>
> 3. Forward this email to every vendor in your state and stress the
> importance of letting their voices be heard.
>
> Together, we can make a difference. ACT NOW!
>
> Nicky Gacos, President
>
> National Association of Blind Merchants
>
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