[Massachusetts-NFB] Urgent Legislative Action Item!

[Kyra Sweeney]

Dear NFBMA family,


It is time for us to ramp up our advocacy on one of our most important
federal legislative priorities:  the Transformation to Competitive
Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA), which would end the practice of paying
subminimum wages to workers with disabilities. Together, we need to try to
ensure that the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act is
included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
reauthorization bill that is currently being considered.



Right now is a crucial time for this initiative because Congress wants to
pass the WIOA reauthorization when they return after Thanksgiving. We all
need to flood the email inboxes and telephone lines and voicemail boxes of
four key committee staff members in the next few days before Thanksgiving
in order to make sure TCIEA gets included in the final bill:



Amy Jones

Majority Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Amy.jones at mail.house.gov

202-225-4527



Véronique Pluviose-Fenton

Minority Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce

veronique.pluviose at mail.house.gov

202-225-3725



Warren Gunnels

Majority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions

Warren_Gunnels at help.senate.gov

202-224-0767



Amanda Lincoln

Minority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions

Amanda_lincoln at help.senate.gov

202-224-5375



When you call or email, you might say something like:



“Dear [NAME]:



I am urging the [HOUSE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE/SENATE HELP
COMMITTEE] to please include the TCIEA in the WIOA reauthorization bill.
The TCIEA will eliminate the payment of subminimum wages for people with
disabilities and eliminate the need for a government program to monitor
special wage certificate holders. Thank you.”



If you send an email, please use the subject line “Please Include the TCIEA
in the WIOA Reauthorization” and copy me at kyra.sweeney94 at gmail.com and
Justin Young at jyoung at nfb.org



Congress is working diligently to move the WIOA reauthorization bill as
soon as they get back after the Thanksgiving break, so time is of the
essence for us to make our voices heard!!! If you have any questions,
please contact me.



Thank you for all that you do,



Kyra Sweeney

Legislative Director, National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts
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