[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 Goodwill’s 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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