Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Signed
Submitted Thu Jan 29 2009 11:20:00 GMT-0500 (EST) by Jason Z.President Obama this morning signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, correcting a Supreme Court ruling that essentially stripped victims of pay discrimination of any access to redress.
This victory for working people is also a victory for Moms Rising, one of the most nimble and effective organizations in the Salsa user community (anyone at last June's user conference probably remembers their presentations). MomsRising has worked this legislation hard over the past two years, including one of the coolest twists on write-your-rep that we've seen: when Sen. John McCain opined that underpaid women needed more education, MomsRising answered with a "send McCain your resume" action that inundated him with thousands of C.V.s. (Followed up with another supporting e-action for the day the resumes were delivered in person.)