Today in Labor History March 22, 1972: U.S. Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification. It failed. And to this day, women still earn 84% of what men do. One of the exceptions is public education, where teachers’ unions have fought and won the right to collectively bargain salaries based on years of experience, not gender. The first ERA was introduced to Congress in 1923. The 1972 had wide bipartisan support, including by presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter, and seemed destined to pass. However, Phyllis Schlafly mobilized conservative women against the amendment, arguing that it would disadvantage housewives, make them eligible for the draft and cause divorcees to lose custody of their children. This killed the ERA in the 1970s. From 2017-2020, several states have ratified the ERA. However, it is uncertain whether these ratifications are legal, since they occurred after the deadlines. Schlafly went on to become a major player in the anti-abortion and anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ rights movements.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #feminism #sexism #EqualRightsAmendment #teachers #unions #collectivebargaining #ERA #phyllisschlafly #homophobia #lgbtq #abortion #choice #equalpay

Today in Labor History March 22, 1972: U.S. Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification. It failed. And to this day, women earn 84% of what men do. One of the exceptions is public education, where teachers’ unions have fought and won the right to collectively bargain salaries based on years of experience, not gender. The first ERA was introduced to Congress in 1923. The 1972 had wide bipartisan support, including by presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter, and seemed destined to pass. However, Phyllis Schlafly mobilized conservative women against the amendment, arguing that it would disadvantage housewives, make them eligible for the draft and cause divorcees to lose custody of their children. This killed the ERA in the 1970s. From 2017-2020, several states have ratified the ERA. However, it is uncertain whether these ratifications are legal, since they occurred after the deadlines. Schlafly went on to become a major player in the anti-abortion and anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ rights movements.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #feminist #sexism #EqualRightsAmendment #teachers #unions #collectivebargaining #ERA #phyllisschlafly #homophobia #lgbtq #abortion #choice #equalpay

Today in Labor History March 22, 1972: U.S. Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification. It failed. And to this day, women earn 84% of what men do. One of the exceptions is public education, where teachers’ unions have fought and won the right to collectively bargain salaries based on years of experience, not gender. The first ERA was introduced to Congress in 1923. The 1972 had wide bipartisan support, including by presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter, and seemed destined to pass. However, Phyllis Schlafly mobilized conservative women against the amendment, arguing that it would disadvantage housewives, make them eligible for the draft and cause divorcees to lose custody of their children. This killed the ERA in the 1970s. From 2017-2020, several states have ratified the ERA. However, it is uncertain whether these ratifications are legal, since they occurred after the deadlines. Schlafly went on to become a major player in the anti-abortion and anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ rights movements.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #feminist #sexism #EqualRightsAmendment #teachers #unions #CollectiveBargaining #ERA #PhyllisSchlafly #homophobia #lgbtq #abortion #Choice #equalpay

New English-language pages created on #RationalWiki in July (Part 2 of 2):

Michelle Malkin's book "In Defense of Internment" #michellemalkin #japaneseinternment
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/In_Defense_of_Internment:_The_Case_for_%22Racial_Profiling%22_in_World_War_II_and_the_War_on_Terror

Phyllis Schlafly's book "A Choice Not an Echo" #PhyllisSchlafly #johnbirchsociety
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/A_Choice_Not_an_Echo

2015 United Kingdom general election #ukpolitics
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election

Edward Klein's book "The Truth About Hillary" #EdwardKlein #hillaryClinton
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/The_Truth_About_Hillary:_What_She_Knew,_When_She_Knew_It,_and_How_Far_She%27ll_Go_to_Become_President

#Bronze Age Pervert #BronzeAgePervert #CostinAlamariu #altright
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Bronze_Age_Pervert