April 28th - Workers Memorial Day - AFL Urges to Hold the Line for Safe Jobs

Elevating workplace safety and health issues is more important than ever. At a time of deep division, the desire for a safe and healthy workplace is something that unites people, and is important for our organizing, bargaining and advocacy.

This is an urgent moment to hold the line against attacks on worker health and safety. 

This Workers Memorial Day, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health turn 55 years old, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is nearly 50 years old. 

But all of that is under attack. After years of underinvesting, the Trump administration has fired agency staff, defunded and outright decimated or eliminated federal job safety agencies.

Here are several suggestions and resources from the AFL-CIO for you to get involved in Workers Memorial Day.