[Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Goodwill Informational Protest
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Tue Aug 7 06:27:08 UTC 2012
>From: "Lewis, Anil" <ALewis at nfb.org>
>Subject: Goodwill Informational Protest
>
>Goodwill Informational Protest
>
>Taking Our Fight for Fair Wages to the Streets
>
>
>Where: Goodwill Thrift Store Locations Around the Country
>Date: August 25, 2012
>Time: 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Local Time
>
>This is an informational protest. Our purpose
>is to promote public awareness of the unfair,
>discriminatory, and immoral practice of paying
>subminimum wages to workers with
>disabilities. Goodwill is a household name, but
>most households do not realize that Goodwill is
>one of the many employers that pay less than the
>federal minimum wage to their workers with
>disabilities. In order to effect a change in
>this policy, we are urging people not to shop at
>thrift stores affiliated with Goodwill
>Industries International and/or donate goods to
>Goodwill until they adopt a policy to pay at
>least the federal minimum wage to all of their
>workers with disabilities. Signs will be used
>to attract attention and informational flyers
>will be distributed to the general public.
>
>We are aware that some Goodwill-affiliated
>agencies pay their workers the minimum wage, and
>others have chosen to limit the vocational
>potential of these individuals by paying them
>pennies per hour. The agencies that value their
>employees with disabilities by paying at least
>the federal minimum wage are setting an example
>for the others to follow, and they can provide
>the technical assistance necessary for the
>others to adopt a similar business model that
>pays a competitive wage to every employee. As a
>result, Goodwill is in a better position than
>most to assist in bringing this discriminatory practice to an end.
>
>We are setting up informational protests at
>Goodwill Thrift Store locations across the
>country. The protests will occur between the
>hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. local
>time. The following website can be accessed to
>find local Goodwill Thrift Store locations:
><http://locator.goodwill.org>http://locator.goodwill.org.
>A larger protest makes a better media
>presentation. More protest sites provide greater direct public awareness.
>
>One Goodwill Protest Site Location form should
>be completed for each protest site. A form is
>attached and will be available for download at:
><http://www.nfb.org/fairwages>www.nfb.org/fairwages.
>All completed forms and emailed request should
>be sent to <mailto:alewis at nfb.org>alewis at nfb.org.
>
>Protest signs will be provided when
>requested. All orders for signs must be
>submitted by August 20 to ensure they will be
>received in time for the protest. Remember that
>only the signs will be provided. Site
>Coordinator should obtain a four-foot length of
>2-inches-wide by 1-inch-thick lumber that will
>be needed to support each sign. A staple gun
>should be used to attach the lumber between two
>signs so that the sign can be read from either side.
>
>Informational flyers will be available for
>download shortly before the protest date from
><http://www.nfb.org/fairwages>www.nfb.org/fairwages.
>
>Each site will have a Media Contact responsible
>for dealing with inquiries from the local
>media. Of course, our national staff will be
>available to assist with this effort. A
>national press release about the protest will be
>issued prior to the event, and a template to
>develop a local press release will be
>distributed and made available upon request. We
>will also distribute talking points that can be
>used by a local spokesperson when interacting with the media.
>
>We will be taking our fight for fair wages to
>the cyber streets as well. We encourage
>everyone to take advantage of social media to
>spread the word about the protests. Twitter
>users should Use the twitter hash tag #fairwages
>and the Goodwill twitter handle of @goodwillintl
>to post about local protests, and Facebook users
>should Post comments to Goodwills Facebook page
>at:
><https://www.facebook.com/GoodwillIntl>https://www.facebook.com/GoodwillIntl.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Mr. Anil Lewis, M.P.A.
>Director of Strategic Communications
>
>Eliminating Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities
><http://www.nfb.org/fairwages>http://www.nfb.org/fairwages
>
>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
>Baltimore, Maryland 21230
>
>(410) 659-9314 ext. 2374 (Voice)
>(410) 685-5653 (FAX)
>Email: <mailto:alewis at nfb.org>alewis at nfb.org
>Web: <http://www.nfb.org>www.nfb.org
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