[received from change.com, which seems to be a spin-off from MoveOn.org] On Monster.com, employers are allowed to prevent anyone who is currently unemployed from applying for a job.
It's cruel to the millions of Americans out of work -- but you can put an end to it this week. Kelly Wiedemer, who lost her job in 2008, has launched a campaign demanding that Monster.com ban these discriminatory ads. Please click here [http://www.change.org/petitions/monstercom-ban-job-listings-that-discriminate-against-the-unemployed] to sign Kelly's petition. A nationwide backlash against the company, which treasures its reputation as a website that helps people find jobs, will force Monster.com to act. Please sign the petition today asking Monster.com to stop discriminating against the unemployed. Thanks for being a changemaker, - Jess and the Change.org team [the petition:] Ban Employers from Discriminating Against the Unemployed on Your Site Greetings, In the middle of a global economic recession, millions of people are unemployed for reasons they cannot control. Now we've learned that many companies are specifying in job advertisements that unemployed people cannot apply for open positions. This is more than unfair to workers -- it is devastating, and we urge you to refuse any such advertisements. Please do the right thing, and prohibit discrimination against the unemployed in job listings on your site. For Americans to get back on their feet, they can't be chained to their involuntary status of unemployment. -- Jim Devine / "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." -- Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
