Ninkeeda, CSM Charles J. Ledbetter (US Ret.), Wuxuu ahaa sarkaal aad u sarreeya. Nasiib daro, wuxuu ku geeriyooday December 11, 2008, isagoo da'diisu ahayd 73 jir mana uusan ku noolaanin muddo dheer si uu u arko Madaxweyne Obama oo saxiixay Sharciga Caymiska Sharciga ee Lilly Ledbetter ee 2009-kii sharci ahaan Janaayo 29, 2009.
Hadda 70, Lilly wuxuu ku nool yahay Jacksonville, Alabama oo ah hawlgabka yaryar iyo sida dad badan oo Maraykan ah ayaa walwal ku abuuray inay lumiso gurigeeda.
Lilly Ledbetter, Hoosudhac, Icon American Cusub
Lilly Ledbetter waxaa shaqaaleysiisay Goodyear Tire iyo Rubber ilaa sagaal iyo toban sano ka hor inta aysan ogaanin in la siiyay lacag aad u yar iyada oo la mid ah shaqaalaheeda ragga ah. Waxay dacwad ku soo oogtay Goodyear, iyo ka dib markii dagaal sharci oo dheer, kiiskeedii ugu dambeyntii go'aansaday Maxkamadda Sare ee Maraykanka; waxay lumisay.
Maxkamadda Sare waxay sheegtay in ay muddo dheer qaadatay in ay soo gudbiso cabasho. Go'aankani, oo ka dhigey in loo fududeeyo loo-shaqeeyayaasha in ay ka baxaan dhaqanka takoorka mushaharka, waxay noqonaysaa arrin sharci ah oo ay ku tartamayaan labada xisbi ee Democrats iyo Republicans: McCain wuxuu lahaa "Joe the Boeter" iyo Obama "Lilly Ledbetter."
Shaqaale adag oo wata shuruudo adag
Laga soo bilaabo 1979-kii illaa 1998-kii Lilly wuxuu si xamaasad leh u shaqeynayay warshad Goodyear ah habeenkii isniinta illaa 7-da galabnimo halkaas oo ay maalin kasta ku dhacday takoorid iyo dhibaateyn.
Waxay heshay "Abaalmarinta Heerka Sare" ee 1996, laakiin kor u kicideeda marnaba ma aysan dhicin waxqabadkeeda, mana la mid ahayn kuwa ragga la siiyey.
Sannadkii 2007, waxay ka markhaati-kacday ka hor kulankii Baarlamaanka ee ku saabsan cabashadii EEOC ee ku saabsanaa kormeeraha dalbaday jinsi-doonka haddii ay doonayaan dib-u-eegid wax qabad shaqo oo wanaagsan. Waxaa dib loo soo celiyay, laakiin wuxuu caddaynayaa xuquuqdeeda oo kaliya inay sii xumaatay oo ay u horseedday gooni isutaaga, takoorid kale oo kufsi ah, iyo aar gudashada Ledbetter.
Lilly Angel Anonymous
Lilly waxay qandaraas kula saxiixday shaqaaleeyaheeda oo aysan ka wada hadlin qiimaha mushaharka shaqaalaha kale. Waxay ku guuldareysatay inay ogaato in ay hoos u dhacdey ilaa inta ay ka fariistay hawlgabkeeda markii ilaha qarsoodiga ah ee maanta aan qarsoodi ahayn, uu warqad u soo diray sanduuqa boostada. Qoraalka ayaa ku qoran liiska mushaharka sadexda nin ee kale oo sameeya isla lacagtaas oo lagu bixiyo $ 4,286 ilaa $ 5,236 bishiiba. Lilly wuxuu ahaa $ 3.727 bishii. Markii ay dacwad ku soo oogtay EEOC waxa loo xilsaaray in ay kor u qaado taayirada culus. Waxay ahayd 60-kii markii ay jirtay, laakiin waxay sii waday in ay fuliso hawsheeda shaqaalaheeda royalless-ka looga baahan yahay iyada.
Waa Maxay Sababta Ay Meeleen?
Lilly wax fikrad ah lagama qabin in lacag la siiyo. Waxaa la mamnuucay in ay weydiistaan ama ka hadlaan mushaharka mushaharka. Ma aysan haynin caddaymo la taaban karo illaa ay diyaar u tahay in ay ka fariisto 19 sano iyada oo shaqadeeda lagu khiyaaneeyo.
Ugu dambeyntii, Maxkamadda Sare ee Maraykanka waxay xukuntay in ay hayso sharci sharci, waa in qofku u gudbiyo cabasho 180 gudahood oo ah dhaqanka mushaharka ee ugu horeeya - xitaa haddii aysan wax ka ogeyn illaa iyo waqti dambe. Tani waxay u oggolaaneysaa loo-shaqeeyayaashu in ay ka baxaan shaqaalaha lacagta yar ee ku salaysan midab, jinsi, ama sababo kale oo takoorid ah illaa inta aanay shaqaalaha ka warqabin oo tallaabo degdeg ah qaadaan.
Nadaafad la'aan
Ledbetter ayaa door muhiim ah ka ciyaaray siyaasiyiinta, Congress, iyo xitaa Barack Obama iyo Hillary Clinton si ay uga dhaadhiciyaan baahida isbedelka. John McCain iyo Sarah Palin labadoodaba waxay isku raaceen go'aanka Maxkamadda Sare ee Maraykanka (McCain ma taageersan dhaqdhaqaaqyo cadaalad ah oo sharciyaynaya mushaar bixinta haweenka). McCain ayaa sidoo kale sameeyey hadalo taban oo ku saabsan sababaha Ledbetter iyo xitaa loo arko sharciga la soo jeediyay "riyada maxkamadda denbiyada."
Ledbetter, haween hoose oo sharaf leh, sharciyo adag oo aan ilaalineynin shaqaalaha takoorka inkastoo iyada lafteeda aysan si toos ah uga faa'iideysan doonin dedaalkeeda.
In Lilly's Kelly Sheegin
Abriil 22, 2008 blog post Lilly ayaa soo qoray soo socda:
"Waxaan ku jiraa Washington todobaadkan, adigoo ka socda xafiiska Senatka xafiiska xafiiska Senatka si aad u dhisto taageerada Lilly Ledbetter Fair Payment Act - sharcigeyga magacayga magacayga, marnaba malahan in tani ay tahay waxa aan ka qaban lahaa waqtigan noloshayda !"Waxaan si xoog leh ugu shaqeeyay Goodyear, shaqadayduna way i fiicnayd, lakin mushahar kasta oo aan jeebka ka helay, waxan ka yaraa wixii aan u qalmay, oo aan ka yareynin sharciga ayaa sheegay inaan xaq u leeyahay.
"[Maxkamadda Sare ee go'aanka] waxay ahayd tallaabo dib u dhac ah, go'aankani waa mid aan aniga ahayn, laakiin dumarka laga yaabo in ay la dagaallamaan takoorka mushaarka."
Lilly Ledbetter ma ka faa'iideysan karto Sharciga Cusub, Laakiin Dumarka kale Dooni karaan
Dacwada Lilly Ledbetter ee ka dhanka ah Goodyear laguma cusbooneysiin karo sharciga cusub ee ay ka caawisay in ay ka gudubto laguma soo celin doono Goodyear.
Lilly ayaa soo warisay da'da 70 iyada oo wali ku nool "jeeg mushahar ah" (mushaharkeeda hawlgabka waxay ku saleysan tahay mushaharka takoorka ee la bixiyo). "Waxaan noqon doonaa muwaadin labaad oo aan ku noolaado noloshayda inteeda kale ... Waxay saameyneysaa deyn kasta oo aan maanta haysto." (1)
Laakiin markii ay u socotay Washington, DC si ay u saxiixdo sharciga cusub ee magaceeda magaceeda ku leh, iyada oo si xamaasad leh u sheegtay, "Waxaan ku faraxsanahay in arrintani ay dhammaatay oo ay fariin u dirtay Maxkamadda Sare: Adigu waad qaldan tahay." (2)
Waqtiyada Wakhtiga Dhacdooyinka Sharciga ah ee Lilly Ledbetter iyo Goodyear
- 1979 - Bishii Nofeembar 1998: Lilly wuxuu u shaqeeyay maamulaha degaanka ee shirkadda Goodyear Tire iyo Rubber ee Gadsden, Alabama.
Maarso 1998: Ledbetter waxay u gudbisay su'aal ku saabsan Guddiga Fursadaha Shaqo Isku Xirka (EEOC) oo wax ka waydiinay mushahar.
- Julaay 1998: Lagu soo wareejiyay qarashka EEOC ee rasmiga ah. Laba dalab oo muhiim ah oo ay sheeganayaan Ledbetter: Qodobka VII ee sheegashada sheegashada takoorka iyo sheegashada hoos timaada Sharciga Lacagta Lacagta ee 1963 (EPA), 29 USC §206 (d).
Ka dib markii ay soo gudbisay cabasho, Ledbetter, ka dibna 60-kii sano ee la soo dhaafay, ayaa dib loo dhigay si loo qaado taayirada culus; si cad oo ficil ah ku abaalmarin by Goodyear.
Maxkamadda Degmada waxay ogolaatay qaar ka mid ah sheegashooyinka Ledbetter, oo ay ku jirto Qodobka VII ee kharashka takoorka si ay u sii wadaan maxkamad. Laakiin Maxkamadda Degmada waxay bixisay go'aamo kooban oo ku salaysan Goodyear dhowr ah sheegashooyinkeeda, oo ay ku jirto sheegashada sheegashada sharciga ee Equal Pay.
- Nofeembar 1998: Ledbetter wuxuu horay uga fariistay fariistay "farta lagu fiiqay, oo ay ka mid tahay, sheegashadii takoorka lab iyo dheddig ee hoos yimaada Qodobka VII ee Sharciga Xuquuqda Madaniga ee 1964."
Xeerbeegti la siiyay Ledbetter qiyaastii $ 3.3 milyan, laakiin qadarka ayaa hoos u dhacay ilaa $ 300,000.
- Nofeembar 2006 - Maajo 2007: Goodyear ayaa rafcaan u dirtay Maxkamadda Sare ee Maraykanka taas oo ku dhufatay xukunkii hoose ee maxkamada ee ku timid Goodyear. Codbixin 5-4 ah, waxaa la go'aamiyay in Ledbetter aysan xaq u laheyn magdhowga sababta oo ah waxay soo gudbisay codsigeeda in ka badan 180 maalmood ka dib markii ay heshay mushaharkeedii hore ee takoorka. ( Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , 550 US 618; R048; Lambarka 05-1074; Ku dooday 11/27/06; Go'aankii 05/29/07.
- Bishii Janaayo 2009: Dagaalkii ayaa sii socday iyadoo dhowr biilood la soo bandhigay si loo beddelo sharciga. Janaayo 29, 2009, Sharciga Canshuurta Lilly Ledbetter Act ee 2009 ayaa waxaa saxiixay sharci Madaxweynaha Barack Obama.
Haddii aad rabto inaad sameyso deeqda xusuusta ee ninkeeda, Charles, oo la soo dhaafay December 2008, la xiriir Kaniisadda First Baptist, PO Box 400, Jacksonville 36265.
Ilaha:
(1) Birmingham News , January 23, 2009
(2) Birmingham News , January 28, 2009