PRINTER'S NO. 3351
No. 413 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY COLAFELLA, MANDERINO, C. WILLIAMS, LEDERER,
OLIVER, ORIE, BOYES, STEVENSON, BROWNE, EVANS, J. TAYLOR,
MILLER, L. I. COHEN, RUBLEY, BARD, SCHRODER, FICHTER,
CORNELL, YOUNGBLOOD, McGILL, FEESE, B. SMITH, E. Z. TAYLOR,
ROSS, THOMAS, PESCI, LAUGHLIN, TRAVAGLIO, STURLA, LLOYD,
M. COHEN, DeWEESE, KAISER, VITALI, CORPORA, EACHUS, SHANER,
BATTISTO, MELIO, JOSEPHS, DeLUCA, LaGROTTA, MUNDY, WALKO,
RAMOS, SURRA AND KREBS, APRIL 1, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 1, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing April 3, 1998, as "National Pay Inequity Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, More than three decades after the passage of the
4 Equal Pay Act of 1963, women continue to suffer from an unfair
5 gap between the salaries of women and men; and
6 WHEREAS, Women nationally are paid only 71¢ for each dollar a
7 man earns; and
8 WHEREAS, April 3, 1998, is the day on which American women's
9 wages thus far for 1998, when added to their entire 1997
10 earnings, finally equal what men earned in 1997; and
11 WHEREAS, Fair pay is a long-term investment with a big payoff
12 in terms of stronger employee loyalty, better production and
13 higher morale; and
14 WHEREAS, Fair pay strengthens the security of families today
15 and enhances retirement tomorrow; and
1 WHEREAS, On April 3, 1998, individuals across the nation will
2 join together to call attention to the inequity between the
3 wages of women and men; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize April
5 3, 1998, as "National Pay Inequity Day" in Pennsylvania and
6 encourage the people of this Commonwealth to support fair pay
7 policies.
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