{"id":6337,"date":"2023-05-02T11:56:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T11:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=6337"},"modified":"2023-05-02T11:57:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T11:57:40","slug":"scotland-songs-flowers-and-speeches-mark-28-april-in-edinburgh-iwmd23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=6337","title":{"rendered":"Scotland: Songs, flowers and speeches mark 28 April in Edinburgh &#8211; #iwmd23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hazardscampaign.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IWMD-attendance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hazardscampaign.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IWMD-attendance.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Edinburgh <a href=\"https:\/\/edinburghtuc.org.uk\/\">TUC<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottishhazards.org.uk\">Scottish Hazards<\/a> 28 April event was held at the Workers\u2019 Memorial Day Tree, Princes Street Gardens\u00a0 with speakers, wreath\/flower laying and song. It was attended by unions, bereaved families, pressure groups and others.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering served to remember those who have died at work and refreshed the resolve to fight for safe and healthy working conditions in Scotland and throughout the world. 150 attended laying in total 30 wreaths.<\/p>\n<p>Keynote Speakers were:<br \/>\nCatriona Lockhart (whose partner died through work)<br \/>\nTracy McBurnie (NHS Lothian Unison)<br \/>\nGus Sproul (FBU Regional Chair)<\/p>\n<p>Songs from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protestinharmony.org.uk\/\">Protest in Harmony, <\/a>a radical, Edinburgh based singing group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hazardscampaign.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IWMD-PIH-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hazardscampaign.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IWMD-PIH-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hazardscampaign.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IWMD-2023-wreaths.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hazardscampaign.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IWMD-2023-wreaths.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The City of Edinburgh Council, other Councils and the Scottish Government lowered their flags as a mark of respect.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this post<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-6337\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=6337&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-6337\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=6337&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-6337\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=6337&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=6337&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=6337&amp;share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=6337\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Scotland%3A%20Songs%2C%20flowers%20and%20speeches%20mark%2028%20April%20in%20Edinburgh%20-%20%23iwmd23&body=https%3A%2F%2F28april.org%2F%3Fp%3D6337&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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