Northwest Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper founded in 1900. Our print version is mailed twice a month to about 45,000 members of over three dozen local unions in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our online version has been maintained here since 1997.
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KILLED ON THE JOB IN OREGON IN 2021
Last year more than 69 Oregonians died from injuries sustained while working, not including the 169 who died after workplace COVID outbreaks.
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Workers Memorial Day 2021
Workers Memorial Day, April 28, is a day to honor workers who have died on the job, and recommit to fight for a safe work environment.
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Remembering those killed on the job
Workers Memorial Day ceremonies were held throughout the world the week of April 28 to remember workers killed on the job.
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Remembering workers who died on the job
Attending the NW Oregon Labor Council's Workers Memorial Day service were nearly 50 family members of a road construction flagger who was struck and killed by a drunk driver May 23, 2017.
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Union ceremony remembers workers who died on the job
Sixty-six Oregon workers lost their lives to preventable accidents in 2016.
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Remembering fallen workers
Thirty-nine workers died in job-related accidents in Oregon in 2013.
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Unions remember fallen workers
Thirty-nine workers died in job-related accidents in Oregon in 2013.
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Unions to remember fallen workers
Oregon workers who died on the job last year will be remembered at ceremonies in Portland and Salem
