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Tag Archives: BP
Vets and Pay equality … VoteVets.org
When we were commissioned in the United States Army over forty years ago, pay equality was not an issue. Both of us were paid the same $450 a month paycheck we all received as no time in grade Second Lieutenants.
Pay was published in multiple formats and every soldier knew what America paid its men and women with zero discrimination for the youngest Private or Lieutenant to the oldest Command Sergeant Major or General.
But when our Soldiers leave the Army and enter the civilian workforce, life changes. And it changes more for our female veterans than for our males. Women on average receive about 25% less for equal work than their male counterpart.
We need your help fixing that.
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), one of our great Senators, introduced S.84 – Paycheck Fairness Act on 23 January, 2013. In short, this act gets after the pay challenge for all American women, and our Veterans. It further goes after bosses who retaliate against employees who reveal their salaries to colleagues in an effort to produce the transparency in the civilian world that works so well in our Armed Forces.
But on multiple votes, the GOP has defeated the passage of this bill.
Thank you very much for reading. After you’ve sounded off on this issue, please share this email with your family and friends.
We’ll be in touch as the legislation moves forward.
All the best,
Major General (Ret) Paul Eaton & P.J. Eaton
VoteVets.org
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Here’s a sneak peek at the results
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Recently, I asked several of you to take part in our Supporter Survey to help ensure the successful launch of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2016.
If you completed the survey, please accept my heartfelt thanks for providing your personal guidance as we make important decisions about our opening exhibitions, special events, and other programming.
We’re still analyzing the survey responses, but I wanted to share the results from one key question: “How do you feel about the Museum’s commitment to presenting painful episodes of the African American experience, such as slavery and the Jim Crow era, in addition to positive aspects?”
An overwhelming 95% of survey respondents agreed that it’s important for the Museum to include the negative as well as the positive when presenting African American history. These results reaffirm strong support for the Museum’s mission to bring the entire African American experience to life.
The survey answers will provide our curators, educators, and historians with a better understanding of how especially dedicated Museum supporters like you feel on a wide range of issues — from the periods and areas of African American history we should focus on, to how we can best increase public awareness of the Museum.
With the personal support of people like you, we’re building a living, breathing museum that will educate all Americans about the central role that African Americans have played in our nation’s history … inspire a constructive national conversation on race … and foster understanding, healing and reconciliation. It’s a legacy you can be proud of.
Thank you again for your leadership and commitment as a supporter of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
All the best,
Lonnie Bunch
Founding Director
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We support the USW unfair labor practices strike against big oil companies
Dear Washington member,
I’m James P. Thompson, a MoveOn member in Houston, TX, and I started a petition to Ben van Beurden, CEO, Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company , which says:
We support the unfair labor practice strike by Steel Workers at the refineries in Texas City, Texas and across the country. Their struggle is the struggle of working people in this country and around the world. We all want safe refineries and safe communities. Sign James’s petition
We don’t want any more workers to die. That’s why the United Steel Workers union is taking on the richest, most powerful industry in the world by fighting to secure a fair contract that will protect the health and safety of workers and communities. The oil industry’s greed and bad faith bargaining has stalled efforts to improve conditions in their workplaces. The industry has refused to address serious health and safety issues that have already killed thousands of workers over the years.< /p>
We support the efforts of the USW union to improve the working conditions of the striking refinery workers. Jobs in refineries are dangerous and require a high level of skill. As we know from the BP disasters, mistakes can cause catastrophes for the surrounding communities and the environment< /p>
These workers deserve to be treated fairly. Failure to bargain fairly in these negotiations will only reflect the oil industry’s lack of regard for the workers and the communities in which their enterprises are located.
Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
Thanks!
–James P. Thompson
This petition was created on MoveOn’s online petition site, where anyone can start their own online petitions. James P. Thompson didn’t pay us to send this email—we never rent or sell the MoveOn.org list.
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Scalise under fire
Republicans claimed their obstruction was due to not having a majority in Congress to accomplish their priorities. But even with control of the House and Senate, Republicans have done nothing to move our country forward.
And what they have done will upset you. Take a look:
They’ve pushed a backwards, partisan agenda — including taking us to the brink of shutting down the Department of Homeland Security.
Let’s hold them accountable for this,
Democrats United
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