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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2001 NOON TO 1 p.m.Friday, April 27, the Oregon AFL-CIO will sponsor a rally in observance of Workers Memorial Day at the state Capitol in Salem. Activities from noon to 1:00 p.m. will feature safety and health advocates from the Oregon AFL-CIO and prominent government officials, including a reading of the Governor's proclamation on Workers Memorial Day.Workers Memorial Day 2001 marks the thirty-first anniversary of the passage of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, commonly referred to as OSHA. Despite this landmark piece of legislation, American workers continue to face inordinately high rates of employment-caused injuries, diseases, and death. |