{"id":5951,"date":"2023-04-17T16:42:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T16:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=5951"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T16:42:28","slug":"canada-workers-day-of-mourning-canadian-union-of-public-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=5951","title":{"rendered":"Canada: Workers’ Day of Mourning | Canadian Union of Public Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Apr 28, 2023<\/p>\n

Work must be healthy and\u00a0safe. COVID-19 pandemic emergency measures are over, but workers still have the right to be protected from the dangers of respiratory illnesses in their work. It\u2019s not just COVID-19. Infections can damage workers\u2019 health and put their lives at\u00a0risk.<\/p>\n

Workers are facing increased pressure to \u201cget back to normal\u201d while still trying to recover from the pandemic\u2019s intense work pace and emotional, physical, and personal demands. The impacts on mental health continue to emerge, impacts most workplaces aren\u2019t equipped to deal with\u00a0it.<\/p>\n

Workers must keep pushing their employers to prevent exposure to communicable illnesses and to deal with the mental injuries caused by work. Employers must provide adequate sick time for workers to recover from all illnesses \u2013 health isn\u2019t only from the neck\u00a0down.<\/p>\n

Unacceptable\u00a0losses<\/strong><\/p>\n

Workers in Canada continue to be killed at a completely unacceptable rate. The most recent available statistics show that nearly 1,000 workers are killed on the job each year \u2013 a number that does not include claims rejected\u00a0by\u00a0compensation\u00a0boards.<\/p>\n

This year, we remember the following\u00a0CUPE\u00a0members who died because of\u00a0work\u00a0in\u00a02022:<\/p>\n