Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 27–Assemblymen Giunchigliani, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Freeman, Gibbons, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams
Joint Sponsors: Senators Titus, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Townsend, Washington and Wiener
Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Designating April 28, 2001, as Workers Memorial Day in Nevada.
Whereas, Since 1989, April 28 has been observed as Workers
Memorial Day by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organizations; and
Whereas, This date is significant in that it is the anniversary of the
enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and trade
unionists around the globe now mark April 28 as an “International Day of
Mourning”; and
Whereas, Workers Memorial Day is not only a time to remember the
workers who have succumbed to an occupational disease or been injured
or killed on the job, but a time to renew the commitment to prevent these
tragedies in the future by supporting needed protections and defending the
promise of safe jobs for all workers; and
Whereas, The theme for Workers Memorial Day for this year is
“Mourn for the Dead. Fight for the Living. Stop the Pain”; and
Whereas, Decades of struggle by workers and their unions have
resulted in significant improvements in working conditions, but the toll of
workplace injuries, illness and deaths remains too high as, each year, more
than 60,000 workers die from job-related injuries and illnesses and another
6 million are injured; and
Whereas, Too often these tragedies and the devastation they cause for
these workers, their families and co-workers are quickly forgotten; now,
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate
Concurring, That the 71st session of the Nevada Legislature hereby
designates April 28, 2001, as Workers Memorial Day, a day to honor and
remember the workers who have succumbed to occupational diseases or
been injured or killed as a result of work-related accidents; and be it
further
Resolved, That the residents of the State of Nevada are hereby urged
to observe this day by recognizing the need for strengthening safety and
health protections in the workplace so that future workplace tragedies can
be prevented.
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