Category Archives: 2024 USA

USA: Numerous Workers’ Memorial Day activities in Connecticut across April

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

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USA: The AFL-CIO 28 April webpage is live

Sticker with "Mourn for the Dead | Fight for the Living"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

A sticker with the words, "Honremos a los muertos. Luchemos por los vivos. Dia de conmemoracion de los obreros caidos."

A poster with the words, "Good Jobs. Safe Jobs. Protect our Rights. Workers Memorial Day April 28."