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Old 02-04-2009, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by AGDee View Post
If you read about Lily, you see that she was 1) far above child bearing age for this to be an issue, 2) worked in a Goodyear factory, 3) worked with 9 men and the lowest paid of the men made 15% more than her 4) she was hired in 10 years prior at the same rate as the men and did not receive raises at the same rate

She didn't take a maternity leave, she didn't have less experience. She did the same job as the men and should have received the same pay. That's what I see equal pay for equal work to be about.
Isn't it sad? It didn't stop there either. After suing for discrimination, she was demoted and put on an assembly line requiring her to flip Hummer tires as a frail >60yo woman. She had to take early retirement because she couldn't handle the work after being in management for years. I seriously will never buy another Goodyear tire in my life! At least for her suffering, she can settle for being a hero to working women everywhere!!
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