{"id":979,"date":"2016-04-25T13:57:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T13:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=979"},"modified":"2016-04-25T13:57:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T13:57:25","slug":"canada-cupe-events-in-alberta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=979","title":{"rendered":"Canada: CUPE events in Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"http:\/\/alberta.cupe.ca\/files\/2016\/04\/300x99xDayofMourning-Banner-01-1024x337.jpg.pagespeed.ic.prATeglzEq.webp\" alt=\"DayofMourning-Banner-01\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every day, workers around the world are injured and killed while trying to earn a living. In Alberta, workplace deaths number in the hundreds per year.<\/p>\n<p>On April 28<sup>th<\/sup> we pause to remember those injured and killed while working, and re-commit to improving conditions so further deaths will not occur.<\/p>\n<p>The last year has sadly seen its share of workplace deaths and injuries. However, there is some good news. Alberta has joined other provinces in Canada in protecting agricultural workers under labour and health and safety laws. In the first three months of 2016, WCB Alberta has approved 159 applications for compensation from farmworkers \u2013 applications that would have been denied last year.<\/p>\n<p>There is still much more to be done. Workplace deaths are preventable. 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