Workers’ Memorial Day
Workers across the United States and beyond mark April 28 as “Workers’ Memorial Day” a day of remembrance for those killed on the job. Locally, the Capital District Area Labor Federation is sponsoring a program on at 11 a.m. this Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs , at 624 North Broadway. The ceremony will include not just a message from local labor leaders and workplace safety experts, but also a remembrance of those who lost their lives on the job this year in the Capital District . For more information, email kgarbarino@cdalf.org According to the Catholic Labor Network , work-related injuries claim the lives of approximately 5,000 Americans each year, while a much larger number fall victim of occupational diseases after extended workplace exposures to hazardous substances. The Catholic Labor Network states: Death on the job may be a rarity for those of us fortunate enough to work in off...