[Nfbofnc] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] We Are Making Progress in the Fight for Fair Wages

[Tim Jones]

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From: Pare, John <JPare at nfb.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 7:40 AM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] We Are Making Progress in the Fight for Fair
Wages
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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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