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June 5, 2020 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS
The union’s got us covered
To protect against the spread of coronavirus — and show union pride —some Portland-area
unions have been distributing custom-made face coverings to members. Clockwise from up-
per left: Stationary engineers who keep things running at Oregon Health and Science Uni-
versity wear face masks with the Operating Engineers Local 701 logo; B&B Tile and Masonry
employees Adam Knighten and Kristofer Lukas (left) wear face coverings sporting the logo of
their union, Bricklayers and Allied Crafts Local 1 on a construction site on Northwest 23rd Av-
enue in Portland; journeyman laborer Jani Turner, employed by Andersen Construction on
the E2 Block 40 project, wears a mask distributed to members of Laborers Local 737; and Pedro
Serrano, an industrial painter at the Portland shipyards wears a Metal Trades Council mask.