Now its the Senate's turn to finally do the right thing so that women are paid fairly, and there is a workable process for challenges to unfair pay. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Fair Paycheck Act this week.
Contact yoursenators and tell them how you feel. This website allows for easy access:
https://secure2.convio.net/npwf/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=223&AddInterest=1343&JServSessionIdr006=73386tyy32.app5b
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Fair & Equal Pay in 2009!
Please go to Women's eNews womensenewstoday@womensenews.org for a wonderful article
"Fair Pay Springs Back Onto Agenda of NY Lobbyists"
By Alison Bowen WeNews correspondent
New Fair Pay legislation is being proposed for NY State,and this time there is great hope that it will pass!
The Fair Pay Act in New York bill would provide workers back pay along with punitive damages,cover employees who had comparable job titles, not just identical positions, (for instance teaching assistants make less than school janitors). The bill would also outlaw intimidating an employee for disclosing his or her salary to co-workers. (Workers are sometimes fired for revealing their salary to discourage wage comparisons.)
The New York State Assembly has passed this bill twice,but it has not passed the Senate. But now that the Senate is controlled by the Democrats...
"Fair Pay Springs Back Onto Agenda of NY Lobbyists"
By Alison Bowen WeNews correspondent
New Fair Pay legislation is being proposed for NY State,and this time there is great hope that it will pass!
The Fair Pay Act in New York bill would provide workers back pay along with punitive damages,cover employees who had comparable job titles, not just identical positions, (for instance teaching assistants make less than school janitors). The bill would also outlaw intimidating an employee for disclosing his or her salary to co-workers. (Workers are sometimes fired for revealing their salary to discourage wage comparisons.)
The New York State Assembly has passed this bill twice,but it has not passed the Senate. But now that the Senate is controlled by the Democrats...
Friday, December 19, 2008
Girlfriend battering
Hiram Monserrate a state senator-elect was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. What makes this even sadder,is that he worked against domestic violence as a memberof the NYPD. Battery happens across class,race,profession,etc.lines.... Its a (out of ) control issue.
From Julie:
Councilman Arrested On Assault Charges NY1, NY - 51 minutes ago Outgoing Queens City Councilman Hiram Monserrate was arrested this morning for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Police were called to Long Island Jewish ...
Quinn Refers Monserrate Case To Ethics, Smith Reserves Judgment New York Daily News, NY - 55 minutes ago Hiram Monserrate, charged with assaulting his girlfriend this morning, falls into a weird elected-official purgatory with one foot out the door of the City ...
Monserrate Still at Precinct, Smith Has No Comment New York Observer, NY - 1 hour ago by Jimmy Vielkind on December 19, 2008 ALBANY—State Senator Malcolm Smith is not commenting on news that his fellow Queens Democrat and soon-to-be-colleague ...
Smith has no comment; public officers’ law Albany Times Union, NY - 2 hours ago Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith has no comment about the the arrest of Senator-elect Hiram Monserrate, according to Smith spokesman Austin Shafran. ...
A Controversy Magnet New York Daily News, NY - 2 hours ago Senator-elect Hirram Monserrate appears to have a hard time keeping his anger in check. A reader reminds me that Monerrate, a former NYPD officer, ...
Trouble For Former “Gang Of Four” Member Politics on the Hudson, NY - 2 hours ago New York City Councilman and Senator-elect Hiram Monserrate has been arrested for allegedly attacking and cutting his girlfriend with a broken bottle, ...
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-nyhira1220,0,57463.story
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2008/12/19/2008-12-19_queens_city_councilman_hiram_monserrate_.html
From Julie:
Councilman Arrested On Assault Charges NY1, NY - 51 minutes ago Outgoing Queens City Councilman Hiram Monserrate was arrested this morning for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Police were called to Long Island Jewish ...
Quinn Refers Monserrate Case To Ethics, Smith Reserves Judgment New York Daily News, NY - 55 minutes ago Hiram Monserrate, charged with assaulting his girlfriend this morning, falls into a weird elected-official purgatory with one foot out the door of the City ...
Monserrate Still at Precinct, Smith Has No Comment New York Observer, NY - 1 hour ago by Jimmy Vielkind on December 19, 2008 ALBANY—State Senator Malcolm Smith is not commenting on news that his fellow Queens Democrat and soon-to-be-colleague ...
Smith has no comment; public officers’ law Albany Times Union, NY - 2 hours ago Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith has no comment about the the arrest of Senator-elect Hiram Monserrate, according to Smith spokesman Austin Shafran. ...
A Controversy Magnet New York Daily News, NY - 2 hours ago Senator-elect Hirram Monserrate appears to have a hard time keeping his anger in check. A reader reminds me that Monerrate, a former NYPD officer, ...
Trouble For Former “Gang Of Four” Member Politics on the Hudson, NY - 2 hours ago New York City Councilman and Senator-elect Hiram Monserrate has been arrested for allegedly attacking and cutting his girlfriend with a broken bottle, ...
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-nyhira1220,0,57463.story
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2008/12/19/2008-12-19_queens_city_councilman_hiram_monserrate_.html
Issues
A suggestion has been made that for 2009 the issues group meet as a book group-- to monthly read and discuss a political book,fiction and non-fiction.
If this idea is of interest, please respond. If you have a book suggestion list it in your response...
If this idea is of interest, please respond. If you have a book suggestion list it in your response...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thanks to Palin
Katha Pollitt: Saying good bye to Sarah Palin. . .but realizing what Palin did do for feminists--she took off the table any discussion about women mothering and working (albeit 2 jobs--Governor and VP candidate)...so Bye Sarah, we hardly knew you but thanks*, but no thanks**.
*for being a working mother
**for not being our VP-Elect
*for being a working mother
**for not being our VP-Elect
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Election Day 2008
VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE
Help usher in CHANGE.
And, its never too soon to start grooming women candidates for the future...we are 51% of the population and in Ulster County are the majority of registered Democrats, we should have some parity in representation!
Help usher in CHANGE.
And, its never too soon to start grooming women candidates for the future...we are 51% of the population and in Ulster County are the majority of registered Democrats, we should have some parity in representation!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Choosing Parenting
Here is an article from today's NYT (11/2/08) on the hard decision of having an abortion:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/nyregion/new-jersey/02Rparent.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%22decisions%20made%20in%20the%20shadows%22&st=cse&oref=login
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/nyregion/new-jersey/02Rparent.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%22decisions%20made%20in%20the%20shadows%22&st=cse&oref=login
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