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:: Monday, May 03, 2004 ::
Hundreds turn out for May Day Rally By SARAH LINN, AP, KATU 2 Portland OR
Hundreds of union members and others rallied Saturday for May Day, criticizing corporate America and calling on President Bush to improve his record on creating jobs and securing health care for low-income people.
'This is the worst administration for jobs in my memory,' said Susan Howard, who marched in the mild May sunshine with her 10-year-old daughter, Anna.
The marchers, who ranged from hardhatted carpenters to retired teachers and teenagers, gathered at North Park Blocks in Portland and then moved along the Willamette River waterfront.
'I wouldn't miss it,' said Hank Curl, 91, who lives in north Portland. He joined a carpenters' union in the 1930s and helped organize the former International Woodworkers of America union.
Curl said that unions should be praised for introducing the standards many American employees take for granted - the eight-hour work day, the 40-hour week and the weekend.------------------------------------------- posted 6:37 AM :: reference link ::
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