Workers' Memorial Day
Workers Memorial Day 2012: Save the Date!
On Saturday,
April 28 UCLA-LOSH will help commemorate fallen and injured workers with
events/actions at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center. Please click here for the "Save the Date" flyer,
and stay tuned for further details.
2011 Event Coverage
2010 Event Coverage
- Today (April 28th) is Workers' Memorial Day (PDF)
- latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/04/mock-funeral-procession-in-la-seeks-to-draw-attention-to-worker-fatalities.htmlworkinprogress.firedoglake.com/2010/04/28/workers-memorial-day-in-los-angeles/
- President Obama today issued the first *Presidential Proclamation* on Workers Memorial Day
2009 Event
Each year we observe Workers' Memorial Day in order to remember the workers who suffered injuries, became ill or were killed on the job, as well as to promote legislative action, stronger enforcement of existing health and safety laws, and rededicate ourselves to the effort to create safer & healthier workplaces for all workers.
Another goal for Workers' Memorial Day is to raise public awareness around the critical health and safety hazards that workers face in their workplaces, especially in high-risk industries. We believe that everyone should know about the unacceptable incidence of work-related fatalities, many of which are preventable. By raising awareness around the causes and effects of workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities we hope to galvanize more support for our ongoing struggle to promote safer and healthier working conditions for all workers.
Articles
- Mourn for the Dead, Fight for the Living (See page 4, Summer 2009 WOSH Bulletin)
- Workers' Memorial Day, Remembering the Fallen (Spring 2008 WOSH Bulletin)