To: The Texas State House, The Texas State Senate, and Governor Greg Abbott
RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE IN DALLAS,TEXAS
MORE THAN 1/2 OF TEXANS ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 15 MILLION CITIZENS. IN DALLAS TEXAS WOMEN AND CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY IS NOW AT 1/2 OF DALLAS COUNTY POPULATION WITH AGE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THOSE OVER 50 FALLING INTO POVERTY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET A JOB.
THE OTHER CAUSE OF POVERTY AMONG WOMEN AND MINORITIES IS THE MASSIVE CREATIION OF LOW WAGE SERVICE SECTOR JOBS IN DALLAS AND ITS SURROUNDING COUNTIES. THESE JOBS OFFER NO JOB SECURITY, ARE OFTEN SHORT TERM TEMP JOBS OR PART TIME EMPLOYMENT SO THE EMPLOYER DOES NOT HAVE TO OFFER HEALTH BENEFITS OF ANY KIND TO THEIR LOW WAGE EMPLOYEES.
DALLAS IS A DEMOCRATIC COUNTY AND ACCORDING TO ITS MAYOR MIKE RAWLINGS: IF DALLAS DOES NOT EFFECTIVELY BATTLE POVERTY, BUSINESSES WILL MOVE OUT OF DALLAS AS CRIME RATES RISE AND POVERTY TAKES HOLD. DALLAS COULD IN TURN BECOME ANOTHER DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
THE OTHER CAUSE OF POVERTY AMONG WOMEN AND MINORITIES IS THE MASSIVE CREATIION OF LOW WAGE SERVICE SECTOR JOBS IN DALLAS AND ITS SURROUNDING COUNTIES. THESE JOBS OFFER NO JOB SECURITY, ARE OFTEN SHORT TERM TEMP JOBS OR PART TIME EMPLOYMENT SO THE EMPLOYER DOES NOT HAVE TO OFFER HEALTH BENEFITS OF ANY KIND TO THEIR LOW WAGE EMPLOYEES.
DALLAS IS A DEMOCRATIC COUNTY AND ACCORDING TO ITS MAYOR MIKE RAWLINGS: IF DALLAS DOES NOT EFFECTIVELY BATTLE POVERTY, BUSINESSES WILL MOVE OUT OF DALLAS AS CRIME RATES RISE AND POVERTY TAKES HOLD. DALLAS COULD IN TURN BECOME ANOTHER DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
Why is this important?
I am an unemployed 61 year old female with three college degrees. Since November 2013 when I suffered another job layoff, I have been unable to find work in Dallas or Denton County. Countless job applications and several interviews, for which I was highly qualified, fell on deaf ears of these employers, who will not hire me because I am over 50.
AGE DISCRIMINATION is disenfranchising elderly women at an alarming rate as well as younger women and their ability to not only support themselves and their children but to live the AMERICAN DREAM!
AGE DISCRIMINATION is disenfranchising elderly women at an alarming rate as well as younger women and their ability to not only support themselves and their children but to live the AMERICAN DREAM!