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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Workers Memorial Day In The News
Worker's Memorial Day , Arkansas
Angelica workers to join Workers Memorial Day events across California Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims April 28, 2005 Workers' Memorial Day , California
Local citizens recognize fallen workers , California
(added) Workers killed on job remembered , Illinois
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Worker Memorial Day observed , Iowa
State honors those who died on the job , Iowa
(added) Report: Maine Tops Nation In Workplace Injuries , Maine
AFL-CIO chapter remembers fallen workers with ceremony , Maryland
(added) Those who died doing their jobs are remembered , Massachusetts
Little pain for killing workers, unions say , Massachusetts
UAW members gather for workers' memorial , Michigan
MSU report shows number of on-the-job deaths remains unchanged , Michigan
Workers Who Lost Their Lives Remembered , Michigan
(added) MnDOT remembers transportation workers killed on job , Minnesota
Activists Rally for Safer Working Conditions , Mississippi
Voice of the reader: Safe workplaces need to become reality , Montana
Fallen Laborers Remembered , New York
PEF, LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PUBLIC OBSERVE WORKERS' MEMORIAL Day , New York
DOT honors highway workers killed in construction accidents , New York
Press lawmakers to make sure labor is not a cause of death , New York
Remembering Workers Killed on the Job , North Carolina
Early honor for workers killed on job draws 150 in Toledo , Ohio
Massillon remembers its steel history , Ohio
(added) Guest Viewpoint: Honor all who die on the job, here or abroad , Oregon
(Steve Hecker) Labor Forum Features Top Safety Experts , Oregon
Seven lost lives lengthen sad tally , Pennsylvania
WHEN YOUR JOB KILLS YOU, WHO REMEMBERS? , Pennsylvania
(added) Eleven SD Workers Killed on the Job Honored Today , South Dakota
(added) Workers Memorial Day , Tennessee
Texas had most fatalities of Hispanic workers in '03 , Texas
Union holds Workers Memorial Day service , Texas
(added) Death at work: A memorial , Washington
Fallen not forgotten: Day honors those killed on the job , Wisconsin
(added) Workers killed on job to be honored , Wisconsin
Wyo tops nation in work fatalities , Wyoming
Worker Memorial Day Honors Those Who Have Died on the Job Other Countries Worker safety drive launched , Australia
Workplace deaths a wake-up call: widow , Australia
A special tribute to people who have died or been injured in the workplace , Canada
Flags half-mast for fallen workers , Canada
Politics intrude on memorial services , Canada
Workers killed on job mourned ,
Canada Amicus Urges Speedy Introduction of Corporate Killing Legislation ... , Germany
Britain remembers workplace deaths TUC commemorates International Workers Memorial Day , Ghana
Unions mark Workers Memorial Day with calls for accountability , Great Britain
Memorial day for workplace dead , Great Britain
Best memorial for workers would be tough new laws on corporate killing , Great Britain
Plaque erected to honour local workforce , Hong Kong
Malta joins the world to mark Safety and Health at Work Day , Malta
Workplace deaths remembered in rally , New Zealand
Planting hope for workers' welfare , New Zealand
Basque trade unions organise acts separately on the World Day forSafety and Health at Work Spain
WTO protest over health and safety , Switzerland
With job related deaths topping 2 million annually, UN calls for preventive steps , United Nations
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