[nfbmi-talk] FW: [Nfb-legislative-directors] #FixWIA Wednesday Update

[Fred Wurtzel]

Hello,

 

If you can't send a Tweet, you can simply email Levin and Stabenow.

 

Warm Regards,

 

Fred

 

From: Nfb-legislative-directors
[mailto:nfb-legislative-directors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Angelina
Stabile
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 11:46 AM
To: 'NFB Legislative Directors List'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-legislative-directors] #FixWIA Wednesday Update

 

This is Angelina Stabile from Rhode Island, I sent e-mails to my two
senators about fixing weia. I wrote to them on their websites.  

 

From: Nfb-legislative-directors
[mailto:nfb-legislative-directors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sloan,
Rose
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 11:39 AM
To: 'Nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org'
Subject: [Nfb-legislative-directors] #FixWIA Wednesday Update

 

Hello Legislative Directors,

 

It is almost lunch time here on the East coast, and I am happy to announce
that so far, I have seen tweets or emails from 13 states:

 

Arizona

California

Connecticut

Florida

Illinois

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Missouri

Montana

South Carolina

Texas

Wisconsin

 

Please don't forget to tweet your concerns about WIA, and tag your Senators!
Let's #FixWIA!  

 

Thanks everyone,

 

Rose

 

PS Here are some sample tweets:

 

Dear  <https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin> @SenatorDurbin We need your
leadership to #FIXWIA. Will you oppose Section 511 and preserve rehab
services?

 

 <https://twitter.com/McCaskillOffice> @mcCaskillOffice Please
<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Strike511&src=hash> #Strike511 from WIA
<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FixWia&src=hash> #FixWia People who are
blind deserve equal pay!!

 

Blind Arizonans urge  <https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain> @SenJohnMcCain to
please  <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FixWIA&src=hash> #FixWIA by
removing Section 511 and removing language that would transfer RSA to the
<https://twitter.com/USDOL> @USDOL.

 

 

 

Rose Sloan

Government Affairs Specialist

 

"Eliminating Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities" 

http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages

 

National Federation of the Blind

200 East Wells Street 

Baltimore, MD 21230

rsloan at nfb.org

(410)-659-9314 ext 2441

 

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