Dear Colleagues,
I thought you might like to know that the University of Pittsburgh
announced last week that it will begin to offer health benefits to ALL
domestic partners in January 2005!
This wonderful announcement comes after a nine-year bitter law suit
against the university brought by seven employees (including me) who
said that their benefits package was less than that of their
heterosexual colleagues.
The university if offering the benefits in order to remain competitive
with other universities, including Carnegie Mellon University (also
located in Pittsburgh).
Articles about it can be found online in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
(www.post-gazette.com). There is also news about it in the Pitt News
(student newspaper) and the University Times (an independent paper
published for campus faculty and staff). They are both located on the
Pitt web site (www.pitt.edu). Click on publications.
Thanks to everyone for your moral support over the years!
Ray Anne
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Ray Anne Lockard, Head Librarian
Frick Fine Arts Library
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Voice: 412-648-2411
Fax: 412-648-7568
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"Woody Allen has famously said that 90 percent of success is showing up.
That’s true of democracy too. I’d argue that the other 10 is making sure
you’re registered beforehand."
Al Gore
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