Morning Joe tackled the issue of equal pay for women today.It turns out that Joe Scarborough did the right thing by his cohost Mika Brzezinski. As Mika recounts it, he told her what he made. He backed her up when she went to management to get it taken care of. And her “progressive boss” ensured […]
Which Law Did Greg Abbott Break As He Underpaid Women? (VIDEO)
This is a very powerful ad that gets to the core of the apparent systemic equal pay violation present in the Greg Abbott Attorney General’s Office. Greg Abbott will have a hard time answering it. He claims there are already laws protecting equal pay for women. Yet, he underpays women in his office. Which law […]
Press Release: Women in Abbott’s AG Office Make Average 74 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Male Co-Workers
Press Release March 20, 2014 Contact: Rebecca Acuña: (956) 206-5853 Wendy R. Davis for Governor Campaign Women in Abbott AG’s Office Make Less Than TX State Average Texas Women Make Average 79 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Men Women in Abbott’s AG Office Make Average 74 Cents on the Dollar Compared to Male Co-Workers […]
Greg Abbott Gets Brutal Statewide Coverage on Equal Pay Disaster
Brutal Statewide Coverage on Greg Abbott Equal Pay Disaster In media report after media report both in Texas and nationally, Texas voters learned two things about Greg Abbott yesterday. 1. Women in his office earn less money than men. 2. He finally said he would veto the very equal pay legislation that would help those […]
GOP Candidate Greg Abbott admits he opposes equal pay for equal work legislation
GOP Gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott is finally taking a position on the Lilly Ledbetter Act. The Lilly Ledbetter Act extends the statute of limitations from bringing a lawsuit against an employer for paying one employee less than the other based on race, gender, or religion. Lilly Ledbetter not supported According to the Star-Telegram, Texas Republican […]
GOP Rep Says Sick Leave & Equal Pay Bills Make Women Look Like Whiners (VIDEO)
There is an omnibus bill, The Minnesota Women’s Economic Security Act that is intended to correcting systemic barriers to economic progress. The bill closes the gender pay gap, increases the minimum wage to $9.50, expands access to high-quality education, expands family and sick leave for working families, protects women against discrimination in the workplace, encourages […]
Texas GOP Executive Director Blames Women For Lower Pay (VIDEO)
The Executive Director of the Texas Republican Party and chief Greg Abbott ally Beth Cubriel appeared on YNN’s Capitol Tonight program. Beth Cubriel was there to explain the GOP’s alternative to a Texas Lilly Ledbetter Act. Beth Cubriel blames the aggrieved It should be noted that Texas women make 82 cents for every dollar a […]
Wendy Davis Is Fighting As Greg Abbott Having A Bad Week (VIDEO)
The reality is that giving his record and the record of all statewide Republicans, keeping them all on the defensive should be short order. If Wendy Davis and all Democrats run a populist campaign, they will win. If Democrats go into every neighborhood they will win. They will give non-voting Texans a reason to reengage […]
Greg Abbott Took Huge Pay Increases Even As He Denied Them To Others
Gregory Abbott Hypocrisy Hypocrisy is the modus operandi of Greg Abbott. He championed legislation that limited lawsuit awards 10 years ago even as he took advantage of those laws. The stories continue to mount. The Wendy Davis campaign released the following press release. Senator Wendy Davis today held a press conference with Representative Senfronia Thompson […]