[nabs-l] Goodwill Boycott

[Chris Nusbaum]

I agree, Humberto, and I hope what you say comes true. However, there's a
lot of change we need to make in order for this to happen. Even if we
overturn the subminimum wage provision, and I hope and pray that we do, we
can't possibly tell employers that they have to hire people with
disabilities. So, we need to change the beliefs and the attidudes of
society, including employers, about the competence of blind people. I know,
it's a big job, but I think we've made a lot of progress so far.

Just my thoughts,

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Humberto Avila
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 10:10 PM
To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Goodwill Boycott

Hello, I agree with this as well. I hope that by doing the boycott to this
company, in the national / universal spectrum, we are able to put pressure
on employers, and on other companies and corporations, as well as
organizations who pay subminimum wages. We could eventually end up
spreading the word of stopping companies to pay subminimum wages and they
could even see that people with disabilities and including blind people are
capable of being paid like the sighted population. If potential employers
see this change happening, those employers will have a light bulb lit up,
and will be able to see that blind people are competent, then will hire
them. Then we can make more change. I see this happening, from my personal
opinion. Let's hope that the NFB does this. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Sophie Trist
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 6:57 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Goodwill Boycott

Justin,

I agree with the points you've made. If Goodwill was boycotted universally,
it would put more pressure on them to pay their disabled workers fair
wages. Plus, if Goodwill developed a centralized wage policy and gave their
workers fair wages, other corporations might follow their lead.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu
To: "nabs-l at nfbnet.org" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org Date sent: Sat, 9 Jun 2012
23:19:15 +0000
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Goodwill Boycott

One more note: I think that local business decision-makers within Goodwill
Industries would be educated/led to philosophical change simply by the fact
that the corporate leaders of Goodwill Industries adopted a universal fair
wage policy (if they did), so that would help with the education, too.

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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From: Justin Salisbury
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 7:13 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: Goodwill Boycott

Arielle, Gabe, and all:

I like the point that you've made about the decentralized wage policies and
rewarding good locations, but do you think that perhaps a benefit to
boycotting universally would be a possibility that Goodwill Industries
would create a centralized
(universal) policy that all locations must pay their workers fair wages?

I feel like the end result that we want is for Goodwill Industries to adopt
a universal standard of paying all workers fair wages, and the approach
that you all have mentioned seems to me to address the decisions in
individual locations.  I do understand the point of leading local business
leaders to undergo philosophical change and choose to pay their workers
fair wages, but which item is the top priority: education of individuals or 
achievement of fair wages?   That's not a rhetorical question; I 
want to hear opinions on it.

Justin

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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