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Workers
Memorial Day Around The World
A
collection by Hazards
Magazine and FACK
(Families
Against Corporate Killers)
California
Workers
Memorial Day Rally in Sacramento; Saturday April, 28 11:00 AM on the
South Steps of the State Capitol. We are looking for endorsements and
participation to get our stories out. If you cannot attend but want to
write a story about health and safety or workers comp and the healthcare
battles you are facing please send it to us and we will get it on the
web site. If you can come that will help out. If you can send
contributions to:
California
Coalition For Workers Memorial Day
P.O.
Box 720027
San
Francisco, CA 94172
Connecticut
Worker’s
Memorial Day Event
6:00 am at Washington Park in Groton , CT at 6:00 at Washington Park
and Hartford , CT at state Capital at 10:00 . More Details >>
Georgia
In
an effort to honor all the workers that died in 2006 and to promote work
place safety, El Constructor Latino Magazine has organized an event
called Latino Construction Workers Day on Sunday, April 15, 2007 from
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM at the Duluth Town Green in Downtown Duluth, GA. T
As part of the memorial, which begins at 1:00 PM, 27 doves will be
released for each of the construction workers that died on the job last
year. 27 bricks have also been engraved and will be installed at the
Duluth Town Green Park with the name of each worker. El Constructor
Latino has been trying to reach family members and loved ones throughout
the state of Georgia of the 27 workers to invite them to the memorial
service.
After
the memorial, attendees can enjoy the park as well as live music,
traditional Mexican food and kid's activities. Complete information
about the event can be found at www.elconstructorlatino.com.
Indiana
Friday,
April 27, 2007 we will once again hold a Workers Memorial Day Ceremony
at 11:00 am at the site of the monument, which is located at the corner
of West Street and Government Place in Indianapolis. Each family
represented will be given a flower to place on the monument during the
reading of the names of those who lost their lives in 2006. In
case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the North end of
the Rotunda in the State House, Capitol Building on the corners of
Washington, Capitol and Senate. For more information contact:
Darlene
Knight
317-632-9147
dknight@inaflcio.org
Massachusetts
MassCOSH
is planning to hold a WMD event on Thursday, the 26th at noon, in
partnership with the AFL-CIO and the Boston CLC. for more
information:
Khadijah
Britton
42
Charles St., Suite F
Dorchester, MA 02122
617-825-7233
Oregon
AFL-CIO
Each
April, Oregon’s unions host Workers Memorial Day on or about the
anniversary of the passage of the federal OSHA Act.More Details >>
Oregon
(OROSHA) Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
2007
marks the fifth-annual Safety Break, which occurs on the second
Wednesday in May. The theme for this year's event is "Take Five for
Safety and Health - Keep Moving Forward."
For
more information: Kevin Weeks,
503-947-7428 More Details >>
Philadelphia,
PA
For
PA, NJ, & DE
Friday,
April 27th,2007
8:30
am: Registration - 9:00 am: Breakfast Served Reading of the names
of those who lost their lives in
the Tri-State area in 2006. Casting
of Flowers into the Delaware River, symbolizing continuing life flow
and reaffirming the struggle to Prevent injury, disease and death on the
job. Accompanied by Brian
Wydlitz on the bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace.” NEW
More Details >>
Pittsburgh
,
PA
Allegheny
County
Labor Council Workers’ Memorial Day 2007 in
Pittsburgh PA, will celebrate her important contribution to workplace
safety, honor those who have lost their lives while on the job in
western PA, and promote the health and safety of all workers.
Harrisburg,
PA
The
Pennsylvania Federation of Injured Workers (http://www.pfiw.org)
is hosting a worker memorial day event on WED., APRIL 25 AT 10:-11:AM at
the Harrisburg, PA Capital Rotundra. "We
need all the injured workers to make an appearance. Let the officaals in
Harrisburg we need their support for more than just workers comp
laws."
Wisconsin
WisCOSH
is having a WMD event on April 27th in conjunction with the Milwaukee
County Labor Council and the WI State AFL-CIO. For more
information:
James H. Schultz
414-933-2338
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"Build
It & They Will Come"
As
last year we are adding any WMD events and if you don't send them people
can not attend so send them! I do realize that many of these are
not detailed until late but the sooner the info is posted the better
outcome you will have. After all it is for the Workers Lost and
that includes the families.
Anniversary
of the tragedy at Texas City
Please
take a moment to remember the 15 by signing the petition. You may
also contact you officials via the site.
Read
the Remember the 15 bill and sign the petition
for Remember The 15 Bill
College
of the Mainland efforts for the $2 million BP match
Imagining
$4 Million Any Donation Is Matched By BP
Click
Here For Donation Card
COM
Foundation seeks donations for $2 million BP match The College of the
Mainland Foundation has launched a drive to raise scholarship funds
between now and June 30 to qualify for a direct match from BP. BP has
committed up to $2 million in matching funds for a memorial scholarship
established by Eva Rowe in her settlement with BP. All funds to be
matched must be raised by June 30, 2007.
"I
am truly inspired by this young woman, Eva Rowe, who has given so much
to the Galveston County community," said Katherine Rodriguez, one
of the COM Foundation directors who is chairing the Memorial Scholarship
Committee. "Our community is in need of healing and this is a
perfect way to ensure education for our children for many years to come.
These scholarships are available to everyone and every major. This is a
way to help support our own community and helps make something truly
great come from something so tragic."
Monica
O'Neal, executive director of the COM Foundation, believes the community
will get behind this memorial scholarship effort. "Besides the
satisfaction of seeing your donation matched by BP, everyone who gives
will know that these memorial scholarships will help hundreds more
achieve their dreams," O'Neal said.
The
COM Foundation is planning a raffle and barbecue sandwich lunch in early
May. Other fundraising efforts are planned throughout the community
between now and June 30. Anyone wishing to donate money for this
scholarship drive can contact the COM Foundation Office at 16 Appomattox
Square at Amburn Road Texas City, TX
77590 or call 409-938-1211 or 888-258-8859, Ext. 508.
BP
Hearing
Hearing
on "The BP-Texas City Disaster and Worker Safety," scheduled
Thursday, 3/22/07 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2175 Rayburn H.O.B. To
watch live video
If you miss it watch it in the archives.
Witnesses include:
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Admiral
Frank L “Skip” Bowman - President and CEO, Nuclear Energy
Institute; Member, BP U.S. Refineries Independent Review Panel
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Carolyn
W. Merritt - Chair, U.S. Chemical Safety Board
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Kim
Nibarger - Health and Safety Specialist, United Steelworkers of
America
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Eva
Rowe - Parents were killed in Texas City explosion
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