If you’re planning last minute remarks, events or publications for Workers’ Memorial Day, don’t forget about the AFL-CIO’s toolkit.
It includes many tools for you to use:
fliers on Workers’ Memorial Day and workplace violence (English and Spanish)
sample talking points for your workers’ memorial day events
statistics and other information on job injuries, illnesses and deaths, nationally and state by state
Trump administration’s record on worker safety and health
sample press advisories and op-eds (English and Spanish)
sample events — large or small
other resources
This year, AFL-CIO is pushing Congress to cosponsor the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (HR 1309, S 851), especially in the House. So please urge individuals and organisations to support these bills.
Renowned US photojournalist Earl Dotter has a new exhibit which features ID badges of workers employed in industries that mined or used asbestos.
The touring exhibit, sponsored by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, will be launched at the 28 April commemoration to be held at the headquarters of the national union federation AFL-CIO.
Four decades ago, the US Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, promising every worker the right to a safe job. But despite substantial wins by unions and allies, many job hazards remain unregulated and uncontrolled. As a result, each year thousands of workers are killed and millions more injured or diseased because of their jobs. And when this is added to the attacks to regulation by conservative parties and businesses, the stakes for workers are even higher. This is why the AFL-CIO is calling on unions to mobilise this 28th April, so that good and safe jobs are a reality for all US workers.
If you’re planning last minute remarks, events or publications for Workers’ Memorial Day, don’t forget about the AFL-CIO’s toolkit.
