'Workers Memorial Day' remembers terrorist attacks
On Sunday, April 28, the unions of the AFL-CIO will observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job. Each year more than 60,000 workers die from job injuries and illnesses and another six million are injured, according to the AFL-CIO.
The first Workers Memorial Day was observed in 1989. April 28 was chosen because it is the anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the day of a similar remembrance in Canada. Every year, people in hundreds of communities and at worksites recognize workers who have been killed or injured on the job. Trade unionists around the world now mark April 28 as an International Day of Mourning.