[nfbwatlk] FW: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] National Federation of the Blind Commends President Obama for Executive Order on Wages

[Mike Freeman]

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Subject: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] National Federation of the Blind
Commends President Obama for Executive Order on Wages

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

Cdanielsen at nfb.rg

 

National Federation of the Blind Commends President Obama
for Executive Order on Wages

 

Order Ensures Economic Mobility for Federal Contract Employees with
Disabilities

 

Baltimore, Maryland (February 12, 2014): The National Federation of the
Blind (NFB) <http://www.nfb.org/>  commented today on President Obama's
executive order requiring a wage floor of $10.10 for individuals employed
under all new federal contracts, including workers with disabilities who are
currently excluded from minimum wage protections under special certificate
programs.  

 

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind
<http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind> , said: "President
Obama's courageous action today is a tremendous victory for federal contract
workers with disabilities, and we wholeheartedly applaud the spectacular
step forward that this new executive order represents.  The National
Federation of the Blind commends President Obama for recognizing the value
of workers with disabilities and ensuring that these workers can take
advantage of the same opportunity for economic mobility as their nondisabled
co-workers.  We urge Congress to finish the work that President Obama has
begun by passing the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act (H.R. 831)
<https://nfb.org/fair-wages>  to ensure that all workers with disabilities,
not just those working under federal contracts, will no longer be subjected
to the antiquated and discriminatory practice of being paid less than the
federal minimum wage."

 

 

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About the National Federation of the Blind


The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the oldest, largest, and most
influential nationwide membership organization of blind people in the United
States.  Founded in 1940, the NFB advocates for the civil rights and
equality of blind Americans, and develops innovative education, technology,
and training programs to provide the blind and those who are losing vision
with the tools they need to become independent and successful.  

 

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