Dollar Store workers are rising up to organize for our right to work in safe and dignified conditions!
Join us for an interactive panel of workers, organizers and experts as we unveil the findings of a brand-new Dollar Store health & safety survey, our list of demands and how you can take action in solidarity with us.
Panel speakers include:
Kenya Slaughter, Step Up Louisiana Organizer (Host)
McKenzie Midgette and Tony Barton, Dollar Store Workers
Karen Escobedo, Center for Popular Democracy
Christina LeBlanc, Invest in Louisiana
Debbie Berkowitz, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University
Event co-sponsors: Step Up Louisiana, Center for Popular Democracy, Invest in Louisiana and COSH.
On March 26, 2024 we woke to some grim news. A cargo ship had hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the gigantic bridge to collapse in seconds.
We watched video footage of the collapse with shock, awe, and horror. And then we learned that eight construction workers were on that bridge, filling potholes in the middle of the night. Backbreaking work at any hour. Upon the collision, they plummeted into the Petapsco River below. Two were rescued; six died. To date, 4 bodies have been recovered. Read more at Confined Space
ConnectiCOSH has published a list of numerous International Workers’ Memorial Day events taking place across April:
April 20 from 3-5pm: Greater New Haven Labor History Association presents HEALTH AND SAFETY ON THE JOB MUST BE A FUNDAMENTAL WORKER RIGHT. The presentation will include films and speaker Jordan Barab, Former OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary. Flyer is attached.
April 23 at 11am: L’Ambiance Memorial Service at Bridgeport City Hall
April 28 at 8 am: Worker Memorial Day Service at Washington Park in Groton
April 28 at 12 noon: Worker Memorial Day Service at Worker Memorial in Bushnell Park, Hartford
April 29 at 10 am: Worker Memorial Day Service at AFSCME Council 4
ConnectiCOSH
683 North Mountain Road
Newington, CT 06111
USA
The AFL-CIO’s Workers Memorial Day web page is now live – orders can be placed for posters, stickers and fliers in both Spanish and English. Materials can also be downloaded here. The toolkit will be released shortly. AFL-CIO has selected the theme ‘Good Jobs. Safe Jobs. Protect Our Rights.’ The focus is on promoting contracts that ensures good jobs are fundamentally safe and also to protect and deepen health and safety rights. Affiliates are requested to share their 28 April events so AFL-CIO can help with promotion. 28 April queries should be directed to Ayusha Shrestra – ashrestha@aflcio.org
The AFL-CIO’s Workers Memorial Day web page is now live
