[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 41 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E574-E575]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING EQUAL PAY DAY

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                             HON. RON KLINK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 1, 1998

  Mr. KLINK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the Labor 
Council of Beaver County and their efforts to raise public awareness of 
the discrimination toward women in the workplace. On April 3, 1998 they 
will be holding their Equal Pay Day rally to show their support for 
this important issue.
  Equal pay has been the law since 1963, but today, women still receive 
less pay than men for comparable work. Over the past few decades, women 
have been given many opportunities for education and employment. They 
have also made contributions in quite a few career fields that were 
once almost entirely closed to them. With all the progress women have 
made, it is truly a tragedy that they are still being discriminated 
against in terms of equal pay.
  The Labor Council of Beaver County is putting forth a great deal of 
effort in combating this discrimination in the workplace and trying to 
change the current system of gender inequity in terms of pay. Equal pay 
is an issue for all working women to address. The current status of 
their careers and their daughters' future careers depends on a change 
in the status quo.
  Mr. Speaker, I again want to applaud the Labor Council of Beaver 
County for their efforts in bringing this issue to the public's 
attention. I hope my colleagues will join me in recognizing the 
seriousness of this issue and the

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efforts of the people fighting against this discrimination.

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