On April 28, to honor those killed and injured on the job and to call for improved workplace safety, workers across Canada and the United States and around the world will mark Workers Memorial Day. The theme of this is “Good Jobs. Safe Jobs. Give Workers a Voice for a Change.”
Local Unions and activists can start planning and organizing a Workers Memorial Day event in with materials now available online.
The 2009 edition of Death on the Job, set for release in April, will examine workplace death, injuries and illness by occupation, state and cause. It will analyze trends and examine the federal government’s track record on developing workplace safety standards. It also will look at the enforcement—or lack of it—of current safety laws by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
The AFL-CIO Workers Memorial Day online tools include links to a collection of workers’ memorials in Canada, the United States and around the world