Today, Thursday, Oct. 21, is Latina Equal Pay Day, which symbolizes how long Latinas must work in 2021 to catch up to the earnings of white men in 2020.
Please join us and others at 2 p.m. ET (1 PM CT, 12 PM MT, 11 AM PT) in a Twitter storm to mark the day.
Sample tweets are below. A sample graphic is here.
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Today is #LatinaEqualPay Day, when the average Latinx woman’s pay finally catches up to the average white man’s pay from last year – 57 cents per $1. Take a stand against pay discrimination and occupational segregation! We demand #LatinaEqualPay. https://newsguild.org/pay-equity/
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THREAD: Right now, Latina moms have to work PAST age 100 to catch up to what their white, male counterparts make by age 60 😱 #LatinaEqualPay https://newsguild.org/pay-equity/
Over a 40-year career, Latinas typically each lose over ONE. MILLION. DOLLARS. because of unfair pay. Enough is enough! #LatinaEqualPay
On #LatinaEqualPay Day and year-round in the fight for pay equity, we must center Afro-Latinas, LGBTQ+ Latinx workers, Latinas with disabilities, and undocumented Latinas.
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THREAD: Today is #LatinaEqualPay Day. Latinas are paid on average just 57 cents for every $1 paid to white men. That is not OK. In states like N.J. and C.A., Latinas earn as low as 42 cents! https://newsguild.org/pay-equity/
The wage gap means less money for necessities like groceries and rent. Latinas can’t wait any longer to close the #WageGap. We must demand more for #trabajadoras everywhere! #LatinaEqualPay
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THREAD: It’s time for #LatinaEqualPay! 40% of Latina mothers bring in 40% or more of their families’ income. #Trabajadoras https://newsguild.org/pay-equity/
Without the wage gap, the typical Latina would earn enough for:
✔️Almost 37 more months of child care;
✔️Three additional years of tuition at a public university; or
✔️Nearly 20 additional months of premiums for employer-based health insurance.
#LatinaEqualPay #Trabajadoras 2/
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THREAD: A report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that Latina union members were paid, on average, $875 per week in 2019 compared to nonunion Latinas who made $622 during the same period. My union fights for equal pay! #LatinaEqualPay #1u #Trabajadoras https://newsguild.org/pay-equity/
Collective bargaining is an important tool to close the gender wage gap. All workers deserve the right to join a union to be afforded better working conditions & equal opportunities. Organize, mobilize, resist! #LatinaEqualPay #Trabajadoras 2/
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Too many Latinas are working without #equalpay and #paidleave. Our nation can do better! #LatinaEqualPay #Trabajadoras https://newsguild.org/pay-equity/
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Hoy es el día de #LatinaEqualPay, el día en que el salario de las Latinas alcanza lo que ganaron los hombres blancos el año pasado. Esta brecha salarial sexista y racista les roba a las Latinas más de $1 millón en una carrera de 40 años. ¡Latinas merecen igualdad salarial!
In solidarity,
Jon Schleuss
President, NewsGuild-CWA
