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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">Oregon Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">Oregon Council on Civil Rights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">invite you to join us for a<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">Conversation on Pay Equity<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">Please come share your experience and perspectives on pay disparity in the State of Oregon, what can be done, and how best to begin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">When</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">: October 2, 2012, from 5:30
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">Where</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">: Oregon AFL-CIO Office at 3645
SE 32nd Avenue, Portland.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">What</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">: A community forum on pay equity
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">The Oregon Council on Civil Rights is developing a statewide action plan to fight pay disparity and ultimately ensure equal pay for equal work throughout
our state. They have researched international efforts to close the wage gap and will be looking for your comments and feedback on several example approaches which could help guide strong action in Oregon. Stay tuned to
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ligatures:none">for summaries of the reviewed plans.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoFooter" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:118%;mso-ligatures:none">The mission of the Bureau of Labor and Industries is to protect employment rights, advance employment opportunities, and protect
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