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Wage equity

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Effort to diversify Oregon’s construction workforce shows signs of success

Tiffany Camhi

More women and people of color are working in construction related jobs than a decade ago. But there’s still significant work to be done.
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Secretary of State report finds pay inequities persist in Oregon pay despite equity law, raises

Lynne Terry

Despite a 2017 pay equity law, two studies of the state payroll and two rounds of equity raises, women and people of color working for the state of Oregon still earn far less than white men, according to a report released Tuesday.