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Lines For Life
Oregon
National three-digit suicide hotline launches
At Oregon's Lines for Life, newly unionized call-takers expect a jump in call volume as the program rolls out.
Union Organizing
Suicide hotline workers vote to unionize
More than 160 employees of nonprofit behavioral health provider Lines for Life are now members of AFSCME Local 1790.
Union Organizing
Suicide hotline workers to vote on joining Oregon AFSCME
At Lines For Life, a Portland nonprofit led by former U.S. attorney Dwight Holton, a strong majority of the 160 employees want a union.
Worker safety
Construction industry confronts suicide in the ranks
Construction workers commit suicide at three times the national average. More die by suicide than job site injuries or accidents.
