From an email from Donna Seymour, AAUW-NYS Public Policy VP —
AAUW Activists,
Just a reminder we are hosting a Twitter Storm in celebration of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act’s (PDA) 35th Anniversary today at 11 am EDT. We hope you will join us in raising awareness about the need to upgrade (use #UpgradeNY) PDA and pass the Women’s Equality Act. Make sure you Tweet at your New York State Assembly member and Senator as well.
WHAT: Twitter Storm - Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) needs an upgrade!
DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013
TIME: 11 a.m. EDT
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtags #WEA & #UpgradeNY
WHO: @AAUWNY, @ABetterBalance, @NYWomensAgenda, @NOWNYC, @EqualPayNY
Follow @AAUWNY, @ABetterBalance, @EqualPayNY, @NYWomensAgenda and the hashtag #UpgradeNY to participate.
Also, remember to post on Facebook, write Letters to the Editor (LTE), and schedule an in-person meeting with your local legislator this week. It’s a week of Action – so get Active!
Working with our WEA & Equal Pay Coalition partners multiples all of our voices.
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Sample Pregnancy Discrimination Act Tweets
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(Don’t forget to Tweet @NYSenate, @NYAssembly, and your elected officials).
Fire a woman for being pregnant? That is so 19th Century! Make the #WEA Pregnancy Accommodation bill law in 2013! #UpgradeNY #NYWomenStrong
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act turns 35 on Oct.31, yet pregnancy discrimination persists. Make the NYS #WEA law in 2013! #NYWomenStrong
NYC treated 40% of NYSs women right with their Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; what about the rest of us? Pass #WEA #UpgradeNY
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