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Workers Memorial Day
… ago on April 28, Workers Memorial Day, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job—a fundamental right. … The law was won because of the tireless efforts of the labor movement, which … hard to make that promise a reality—winning protections under the law that have made jobs safer and saved lives. But our work is not done. Each day, more than 340 workers are killed and more than 6,000 suffer injury and illness because of …