April 25, 2018 at 5:58 p.m.
Workers Memorial Day to be observed April 26
Workers Memorial Day to be observed April 26
Workers' Memorial Day is to honor those workers who have died on the job, to acknowledge the grievous suffering experienced by families and communities, and to recommit ourselves to the fight for safe and healthful workplaces for all workers, organizers said in a press release. The event will take place at the North Central Wisconsin Workers' Memorial Rock at the Oneida Avenue entrance to the Pioneer Park complex.
"There were 54 OSHA recorded fatalities recorded in 2017 in Wisconsin, according to information received by the worker rights center from OSHA compliance assistant, Kelly Bubolz, in the Appleton regional office of OSHA," said Jackie Cody, president of the Northern Wisconsin Center for Working People. "The number of deaths has increased from 34 in 2016 to 54 in 2017. We are concerned there have been many rollbacks to worker protections this past year, with the most egregious being the blocking of employers with companies with more than 10 employees from reporting electronically the deaths and injuries every six months electronically. The delay means electronic reporting occurs once a year. The information contained in the reports helped identify potentially unsafe, life threatening jobs in workplaces. The Northern Wisconsin Center for Working People encourages employers and employees to use safety equipment and follow OSHA health and safety rules and regulations at the work place. According to the Economic Policy Institute the regulations not only provide essential protections, but their economic benefits generally outweigh their costs."
"At Northern Wisconsin Center for Working People we feel the cost of regulation should not outweigh the value of a life," Cody said. "The work continues to support the creation of good jobs that are safe, pay a living wage, offer affordable health insurance, offer defined benefit retirement programs and ensure the freedom of workers to form unions. The Northern Wisconsin Center for Working People supports the importance of strong government enforcement of safety standards to prevent work-related injuries and fatalities. Each of us must stand up for the promise of safe jobs for all. Every worker has the right to a safe workplace."
Workers' Memorial Day is observed every year on April 28. The day was established in 1971 by Occupational Safety and Health Act. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their workers.
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