[Nfb-kzoo] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: National Federation of the Blind Urges Boycott of Goodwill Industries

Fri Jun 8 23:50:28 UTC 2012

I don't think i've been in a goodwill store since it was required of
us durring college prep for the commision...so yeah, personally it
doesn't affect me; but I know some love the stores.

On 6/8/12, J.J. Meddaugh <jj at bestmidi.com> wrote:
> On a related note, have you been to a Goodwill store lately? The prices are
>
> much higher than they used to be.
> So if most of your inventory is donated and you're charging a fair amount
> for your product, how can you not afford to pay your employees minimum wage?
>
> I'm not sure what percent of retale store employees are disabled, but I know
>
> I've seen some before.
> I'm glad we have bipartisan support for the bill, but we need more.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jon searles" <theblindrepublican at gmail.com>
> To: <nfb-kzoo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 5:28 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-kzoo] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: National Federation of
> the Blind Urges Boycott of Goodwill Industries
>
>
>> howdy list,
>>
>> Don't know how many of the local chapter is on the national list
>> serve.  in case there are those outthere who arn't, i figured I would
>> forward this message for all to read.  It effects all of us, and
>> figured it would be benificial to pass along to everyone.
>>
>> Best,
>> Jhonathan Searles
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>> Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:37:49 -0500
>> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: National Federation of the Blind
>> Urges Boycott of Goodwill Industries
>> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
>>
>>
>>>
>>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>CONTACT:
>>>
>>>Chris Danielsen
>>>
>>>Director of Public Relations
>>>
>>>National Federation of the Blind
>>>(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>>>(410) 262-1281(Cell)
>>><mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>National Federation of the Blind Urges Boycott of Goodwill Industries
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Condemns Practice of Paying Subminimum Wages to Workers with Disabilities
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Baltimore, Maryland (June 7, 2012): <http://www.nfb.org/>The
>>>National Federation of the Blind (NFB), one of the oldest and
>>>largest organizations of Americans with disabilities, today called
>>>for a boycott of Goodwill Industries International, Inc., the
>>>nonprofit manufacturer and retailer, for its payment of subminimum
>>>wages to many of its workers with disabilities.  Freedom of
>>>information requests filed by the NFB confirmed that Goodwill
>>>Industries employees have been paid as low as $1.44 an hour.  The
>>>NFB and
>>><http://nfb.org/Images/nfb/documents/word/HR_3086_Support_List_2.doc>over
>>>forty-five other organizations support legislation, the
>>><http://nfb.org/Images/nfb/SI/Fair%20Wages%20for%20Workers%202012.pdf>Fair
>>>Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act (H.R. 3086), which would
>>>phase out and then repeal the nearly seventy-five-year-old provision
>>>of the Fair Labor Standards Act that permits
>>><http://www.dol.gov/whd/specialemployment/CRPlist.htm>special
>>>certificate holders to pay subminimum wages to workers with disabilities.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the
>>><http://www.twitter.com/nfb_voice>National Federation of the Blind,
>>>said: "Goodwill Industries is one of the most well-known and
>>>lucrative charitable organizations in the United States, yet it
>>>chooses to pay its workers with disabilities less than the federal
>>>minimum wage.  While this practice is currently legal and many
>>>entities engage in it, many other nonprofit organizations have
>>>successfully transitioned to paying their employees the minimum wage
>>>or higher.  That Goodwill Industries exploits many of its workers in
>>>this way is ironic, because its president and chief executive
>>>officer is blind.  Goodwill cannot credibly argue that workers with
>>>disabilities are incapable of doing productive work while paying its
>>>blind CEO over half a million dollars a year.  Goodwill should be
>>>ashamed of such blatant hypocrisy.   We are calling upon all
>>>Americans to refuse to do business with Goodwill Industries, to
>>>refuse to make donations to the subminimum-wage exploiter, and to
>>>refuse to shop in its retail stores until it exercises true
>>>leadership and sound moral judgment by fairly compensating its
>>>workers with disabilities."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>For more information on this critically important issue, please
>>>visit <http://www.nfb.org/fairwages>www.nfb.org/fairwages.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>###
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>About the National Federation of the Blind
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind
>>>is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind
>>>people in the United States.   The NFB improves blind people's lives
>>>through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs
>>>encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading
>>>force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's
>>>blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of
>>>the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center
>>>in the United States for the blind led by the blind.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best,
>> Jon Searles
>> 231 - 622 - 9382
>> Theblindrepublican at gmail.com
>> yes i'm a republican but a good guy...somewhere very deep down, or so I'm
>>
>> told.
>>
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-- 
Best,
Jon Searles
231 - 622 - 9382
Theblindrepublican at gmail.com
yes i'm a republican but a good guy...somewhere very deep down, or so I'm told.