Two months ago today, workers nationwide celebrated Workers’ Memorial Day. The day is assigned to remember the incredible amounts of losses and injuries over the last few decades surffered by struggling workers and unions, as well as rememberance for those who fought for workers’ rights. Each year more than 56,000 workers die from job injuries and illnesses and another 6 million are injured, and thanks to efforts from workers and workers’ unions stirred by these numbers, significant improvements have been made towards the working condition in this nation.
The very first Workers’ Memorial Day was celebrated on April 28th, 1989. The day April 28th was chosen because of the Anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which falls on that day as well. The date was also chosen as there is a day of similar remembrance for those lost workers in Canada. Trade unionists around the world celebrate April 28th as an International Day of Mourning.
If you or someone you know has been injured on the job, please feel free to contact a personal injury attorney such as Silberstein, Awad and Miklos of New York City, New York.
*Information from www.aflcio.org.
