[Nfb-idaho] Fw: [Nfbnet-members-list] We Are Making Progress in the Fight for FairWages

[Ramona Walhof]

Here is news on the battle against subminimum wages.  

Ramona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Pare,John (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>) 
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org 
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 5:40 AM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] We Are Making Progress in the Fight for FairWages


 
 
 
Fellow Federationists: 
 
Our informational rallies were a great success yesterday.  I know many of you marched in very hot weather.  It was close to ninety degrees here in Baltimore, and I am sure it was even hotter in places like Albuquerque, Des Moines, and Casper.  
 
We received significant press.  Our members were articulate, passionate, and persuasive.  We just received news that the August 3rd markup has been postponed until after the August recess.  Our objective was to either get Section 511 removed from the bill or to get the mark-up postponed.  We were successful!  
 
Now that we have some breathing room, we will be working hard to get our proposed Fair Wages for People with Disabilities legislation introduced.  This legislation will phase out Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, thereby abolishing subminimum wages for people with disabilities.  
 
We will also be working to either have Section 511 amended or removed from the Workforce Investment Act.  We will keep you closely informed on all of this activity.  
 
Yesterday, we successfully educated the American public, Congress, and the press that unequal pay for equal work is unfair, discriminatory, and immoral.  
 
We are making a difference.  Our hard work is being noticed.  We will be triumphant.  
 
John
 
John G. Paré Jr. 
Executive Director for Strategic Initiatives 
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND 
 
 



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