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June 18, 1844
The Provisional Government passes Oregon’s first Black exclusion law. It states that Blacks who tried to settle in Oregon would be publicly whipped – thirty-nine lashes, repeated every six months – until they left Oregon.

Happy ! Here's to all the strong sisters. Today we applaud their contributions to our union and the construction industry.

Carpenters’ union halts work on Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook expansions in Seattle area Construction work on several major tech company expansion projects, including those by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook, slowed to a crawl today as the region largest carpenters'