Campaign starts on equal pay act

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: March 18, 1999| Author: FRANCINE KNOWLES | Copyright information

In 1997, the AFL-CIO asked working women what they cared about most, and equal pay topped the list.

Now, says Karen Nussbaum, head of the AFL-CIO's Working Women's Department, the labor group wants to do something to close the pay gap between men and women.

Nussbaum, who will speak at the Illinois AFL-CIO's Working Women's Conference in Springfield today, will discuss a new campaign for equal pay, including legislation introduced this year in the legislatures of Illinois ...

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