SLS 21RS-692 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 21
BY SENATOR BARROW
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH. Recognizes April 28, 2021, as Workers' Memorial Day
in recognition of workers killed, injured, and disabled on the job.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To recognize Wednesday, April 28, 2021, as Workers' Memorial Day in recognition of
3 workers killed, injured, and disabled on the job.
4 WHEREAS, April 28th was declared Workers' Memorial Day more than thirty years
5 ago when the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect promising every worker
6 the right to a safe job; and
7 WHEREAS, Louisiana recognizes her citizens as her most valuable resource, and
8 Louisiana workers have been recognized as some of the most productive workers in
9 America; and
10 WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the inextricable link between
11 workplace safety and health and our communities; and
12 WHEREAS, employment unions and other allies continue to demand and win job
13 protections from this highly contagious virus by demanding access to ventilation, respirators,
14 and other measures that protect workers from contracting the virus at work; and
15 WHEREAS, every year, thousands of American workers die as the result of
16 workplace injuries and occupational diseases, and millions of workers are injured,
17 permanently disabled, or made ill on the jobs; and
18 WHEREAS, concerned Americans are determined to decrease such tragedies, in part,
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SLS 21RS-692 ORIGINAL
1 by observing Workers' Memorial Day on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, as a day to remember
2 these victims of workplace injuries and occupational diseases, to renew efforts to seek
3 stronger safety and health protections, better standards and enforcement, and fair and just
4 compensation, and to rededicate themselves to improving safety and health in every
5 American workplace.
6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
7 does hereby recognize Wednesday, April 28, 2021, as Workers' Memorial Day in
8 recognition of workers killed, injured, and disabled on the job.
9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
10 president of the Louisiana American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
11 Organizations (AFL-CIO).
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Yoursheka George.
DIGEST
SR 21 Original 2021 Regular Session Barrow
Recognizes April 28, 2021, as Workers' Memorial Day in recognition of workers killed,
injured, and disabled on the job.
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