As a fair pay advocate, you stood hand-in-hand with Lilly Ledbetter and Betty Dukes as they fought for fair pay against some of the largest employers in the United States. As courageous as they have been, women like them shouldn’t have to go at it alone.

It’s time that Lilly and Betty have some back-up. Take action today: Tell the Department of Labor to help protect women from pay discrimination. WWW.NWLC.ORG

The Department of Labor is currently considering creating a new compensation data tool that would make it easier to enforce laws that prohibit pay discrimination. Since 2006, the federal government has had NO tool to effectively monitor wage discrimination based on race, national origin and gender by private employers. This means that our tax dollars could possibly be going to federal contractors who are not paying women fairly. It’s time to take a stand. Raise your voice: tell the Department of Labor to move us forward and collect wage data.

WWW.NWLC.ORG

So what do we want the new data tool to look like? In developing the compensation tool, we urge the Department to:

*Require that federal contractors submit wage information for all workers and in a wide range of categories, including workers that are part-time;

*Require that the Department conduct compensation reviews for companies that have more than one location in order to address companywide discrimination;

*Require that businesses bidding on federal contracts submit compensation data as a part of the bidding process. Federal tax dollars should not be wasted on companies that unlawfully discriminate against its workers; and

*Include comprehensive data that highlights gender, racial and ethnic disparities not only in pay, but also in hiring, terminations, promotions and tenure. Pay discrimination is often inextricably intertwined with other practices prohibited by employment discrimination laws.
The wage gap has been stuck at 77 cents for the past three years, despite important laws that prohibit gender discrimination in compensation. And we know that individuals like Lilly and Betty face significant obstacles in addressing and detecting pay discrimination. Collecting this data would be a critical step in ensuring the government can effectively combat pay discrimination. As a fair pay advocate, we urge you to weigh-in and support this new data tool at the Department of Labor.

WWW.NWLC.ORG

Sincerely,

Fatima Goss Graves
Vice President for Education and Employment
National Women’s Law Center

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The American 99ers Union reminds Washington, people over politics

The proposed 13 month extension of unemployment insurance, does not include the majority of America’s Unemployed. As Washington debates tax cuts for the wealthy, the Nation’s longest termed unemployed suffer as the jobless recovery drags on.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Dec 10, 2010 – Advocacy groups from all across the Country have once again joined together for one specific initiative and one common cause, saving American lives while in turn rebuilding the American Economy. To this end, The American 99ers Union* is requesting that Washington Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike now follow suit. In order to save millions of unemployed and underemployed people, in order to protect the jobs of working Americans and in order to facilitate the recovery of our flailing economy more rapidly, The American 99ers Union* is now making the following appeal to Washington Officials:

VOTE NO ON ANY PROPOSED LEGISLATION that DOES NOT include an extension of unemployment insurance beyond the current 99 week maximum. Only legislation including the 99ers** will allow for ALL unemployed Americans to immediately take part in the recovery and get back to work ASAP. Should the Country make a short term investment that will result in finally getting Americans back to work, or a long term investment paying for food stamps, welfare and other Government Programs that will need to be created for the millions who will never find their way back to work unless the right thing finally is done?

President Obama said during his Press Conference on 12/08/10, “Unemployment insurance probably has the biggest impact in terms of making sure that the recovery we have continues and perhaps at a faster pace”. With Consumer spending accounting for approximately 70 percent of all national economic activity, Washington has two options: temporarily rescue only 2 million Americans from poverty, allowing them to play an active role in the economy. Or include the 99ers** and immediately rescue over 7 million Americans from poverty and allow all unemployed Americans to assist in the recovery.

The American 99ers Union* is suggesting that Washington immediately examine the facts and figures. Since the recession officially ended in June 2009, the economy has lost a net 439,000 jobs***. The unemployment rate was 9.5 percent in June 2009 and on December 3rd; The Department of Labor announced the unemployment rate for November 2010 was 9.8 percent.

The American 99ers Union* proclaims, Extended unemployment insurance for ALL unemployed Americans, so that the economic recovery can truly begin.

*A coalition of 19 Long Term Unemployed Advocacy groups; see american99ersunion.com for list. http://www.american99ersunion.com
**Americans who lost their jobs through no fault of their own and have been unable to find employment for over 99 weeks
*** Associated Press, 12/01/2010: Why the economy’s growth isn’t easing unemployment

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Issued By	:	The American 99ers Union
Phone	:	202-579-9377
Categories	:	Politics, Unemployment, 99ers
Tags	:	ui extension, recession, taxes, unemployment, president obama, economy, lame duck, senate, congress
Last Updated	:	Dec 10, 2010
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