Senator Cristina Castro: Advocating for Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities
About this episode
State Senator Cristina Castro discusses the Dignity in Pay Act and its impact on workers with disabilities.
On this episode of Sound of the State, State Senator Cristina Castro discusses the Dignity in Pay Act, sharing her personal connection to the long struggle to ensure equity in pay for workers with disabilities, and how this legislation will enshrine and bolster opportunities for economic independence for workers.
Keywords
- equity in pay
- legislation
- advocacy
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