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Festive hustings here at st Johns Methodist church in #Whitchurch. #libdems @helenhalcrow up first with introduction. Time for #NorthShropshire to stop being taken for granted, support farmers & invest in rail & buses.
Next @DuncanKer . Talks about his experience in local govt as a social workerchief exec. Moved to #NorthShropshire in 2012, made a rundown chapel into an arts & community centre. Elected first #green on #oswestry town & then @ShropCouncil . Lists some campaigns, agst fracking,
Agst NHS cuts,& trying to save the ambulance station. In May 2021 @TheGreenParty was the only one to win seats in #NorthShropshire . Now 12 of 18 seats on #oswestry town council. #Greens can win elections & when they do people vote for more.
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Fifty years ago today the #EqualPayAct came into force but the gap still exists and is starting to grow again. The economic status of women is poor. We need real action to address discrimination/oppression women face. #EqualPay50 Our manifesto of demands womansplaceuk.org/wpuk-manifesto…
Here follow some specific demands from our manifesto to address the economic disparity women face:
1. Take action to achieve equal pay, such as compulsory equal pay audits, the collection of sex disaggregated data and better enforcement of the Equality Act 2010.
2. Introduce, as a right, a Citizens’ Pension based on the Dutch tax-funded model, payable at state pension age to each long-term resident and set at the Minimum Income Standard.
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Just 56 years ago, Congress took the monumental step of passing the #EqualPayAct of 1963 because women deserve equal pay for equal work. At the time, women were paid just 59% of what men made and while the gender gap has decreased, it is still far too wide. 1/
In 2017, women were paid just 80% of what men were paid.

Until everyone in our nation receives equal pay for equal work – regardless of gender, sex, age, ethnicity or language – our fight isn’t over. 2/
That’s why I support the #PaycheckFairnessAct to help put an end to gender-based wage discrimination and I urge Senate Republicans to stop blocking it and finally bring it up for a vote. 3/3
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