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The Oregon Staffing Association was honored at Staffing World® 2008, the annual convention and expo of the American Staffing Association, held Oct. 22?25 in San Diego. OSA received a chapter merit award for its outstanding programs and chapter efforts in 2008, and an award for its outstanding legislative efforts. OSA president Randy Shelton accepted the awards from ASA chairman Linda Carchidi, CSP, at a special breakfast event during the convention. The American Staffing Association evaluated state associations on their support of the staffing industry through chapter meetings, special events, educational seminars, and community outreach efforts, and honored the chapters with the most outstanding programs with merit awards. State staffing associations that won legislative merit awards took positive and effective steps to make sure legislators understand the role of flexible jobs and how the staffing industry benefits the economy. These steps included face-to-face meetings, testimony at legislative hearings, letter-writing campaigns, state capitol hill days, and other political activities. OSA is a statewide association of staffing companies in Oregon. The staffing industry in Oregon employs 138,682 temporary and contract employees per year. ASA represents the $91 billion U.S. staffing industry. Member companies operate more than 15,000 offices across the nation and account for 85% of U.S. industry sales.