{"id":7962,"date":"2026-04-28T09:42:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7962"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:42:59","slug":"canada-workers-day-of-mourning-at-40-cupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7962","title":{"rendered":"Canada: Workers&#8217; Day of Mourning at 40 &#8211; CUPE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-094217.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7963\" src=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-094217.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-094217.png 627w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-094217-192x300.png 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"anchor-cca3b590-3bf8-8cea-7e11-2c4cc0326450\" title=\"https:\/\/cupe.ca\/events\/workers-day-mourning\" href=\"https:\/\/cupe.ca\/events\/workers-day-mourning\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The Workers\u2019 Day of Mourning was created by CUPE members<\/a>\u00a0more than 40 years ago to remember those who lost their lives on the job and to inspire workers to fight to prevent further\u00a0tragedies.<\/p>\n<p>On April 28, CUPE members across the country gather to honour workers who have been killed or injured on the\u00a0job.<\/p>\n<p>We mourn the loss of four members of our CUPE family in\u00a02025:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Miguel Escalante Ledesma, CUPE 1000,\u00a0Ontario<\/li>\n<li>Nabil El-Ahmed, CUPE 5167,\u00a0Ontario<\/li>\n<li>Kulbir Kalia, CUPE 3338, British\u00a0Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Jose Castillo, CUPE 416,\u00a0Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also mourn the very recent loss of the following\u00a0member:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Richard Anstett, CUPE 79,\u00a0Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope you will join CUPE members and workers around the world in renewing our shared commitment to preventing workplace injuries and deaths and ensuring the health and safety of all\u00a0workers.<\/p>\n<p>CUPE has also declared 2026 its Year of Health and Safety. Throughout the year, we are placing\u00a0a special focus on strengthening our health and safety committees. Strong committees save lives. They identify hazards, prevent injuries and help ensure every worker returns home safe. We encourage locals to support their committees, empower worker participation and take action to improve health and safety in every\u00a0workplace.<\/p>\n<p>You can help advance this work in your local by accessing CUPE\u2019s health and safety\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/cupe.ca\/health-and-safety\" href=\"https:\/\/cupe.ca\/health-and-safety\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/cupe.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-03\/Canary_poster_2026_E.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/cupe.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-03\/Canary_poster_2026_E.pdf\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Download the\u00a0poster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-7962\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7962&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-7962\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7962&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-7962\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7962&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=7962&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=7962&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=7962\" 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%20Canada%3A%20Workers%27%20Day%20of%20Mourning%20at%2040%20-%20CUPE&body=https%3A%2F%2F28april.org%2F%3Fp%3D7962&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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