President Obama: Sign The ENDA Executive Order
Filed By Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | March 07, 2012 9:30 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2012/03/president_obama_sign_the_employment_non-discrimina.phpPresident Obama has scored great success with his slogan of "We Can't Wait!" He has moved forward with over 20 regulatory and executive measures designed to address the important issues facing our country that can't be addressed legislatively because of our "Just Say No" Congress.
One of the measures now being contemplated is an "ENDA Executive Order" barring discrimination based on sexual orientation or WhataboutENDA.jpggender identity among federal contractors. It would require organizations doing business with the federal government to have a non-discrimination policy, and to enforce it, and violations would be prosecuted by the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), headed by Patricia Shiu.
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But the White House didn't step in, and ENDA died. The White House has a chance to step in now with an Executive Order that would cover over $300 billion in federal contracting, 22% of the US workforce, and 26 million employees, and many major US employers in construction and manufacturing, Big Pharma, and the service sector, including all the non-ENDA states like Texas, Florida, and Alabama. There are many reasons to do this, not the least of which are the political rewards of showing your mojo. Here's a petition with over 100,000 signatories that you can sign, noting that over 70% of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, support this order. You should also take a look at the "Freedom To Work" website, an organization which has been effectively championing this campaign.
