#equal pay

My own mother always taught me that fairness was a family value - I think equal pay is about fairness for everyone. ↗

— Mike Honda

#always #equal #equal pay #everyone #fairness

Join the union, girls, and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work. ↗

— Susan B. Anthony

#equal pay #equal work #join #pay #say

President Kennedy understood the importance of equal pay for equal work and signed historic legislation that gave women around the country hope that one day their wages would be on par with that of their male counterparts. ↗

— Rosa DeLauro

#counterparts #country #day #equal #equal pay

It's one thing to work women into your talking points. It's another to tell them how you are going to educate their kids, how you are going to ensure they get health care, how we are going to rebuild infrastructure, how they are going to get equal pay. ↗

— Stephanie Cutter

#care #educate #ensure #equal #equal pay

Equal pay isn't just a women's issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits. ↗

— Mike Honda

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It's amazing to me that, in the 42 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, women today still receive fewer wages than men for the same work. ↗

— Mike Honda

#amazing #equal #equal pay #fewer #into

We sought justice because equal pay for equal work is an American value. That fight took me ten years. It took me all the way to the Supreme Court. And, in a 5-4 decision, they stood on the side of those who shortchanged my pay, my overtime, and my retirement just because I am a woman. ↗

— Lilly Ledbetter

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And I spoke out on women's rights, like equal pay for equal work. ↗

— Karen Morley

#equal pay #equal work #i #like #out

All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on! ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#caring #chance #clearly #conditions #equal

Republicans absolutely support equal pay for equal work. ↗

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

#equal #equal pay #equal work #pay #republicans