In his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation is the ability of each individual to make of himself the master of his own fate.” It was a speech full of inspiring hope for America and its citizens. King didn’t just talk about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that helped give blacks equal access to jobs, housing, education, and voting; he spoke on how people can work together to help change the world for the better. As we take time off work to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., continue to work together to help change the world for the better.
One such change, demand that your pay be equal to the national average. The Guam Legislature approved funds for a study to update the Educator Pay Scale; however, the Governor of Guam has not submitted her plan to the Guam Legislature yet. The rest of the Government of Guam needs to continue demanding that the Guam Legislature fund the update to their pay scale as well.
