Today, we are marking Workers Memorial Day by taking action together to protect our health and safety at work.
Workers Memorial Day marks the anniversary of the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), which came into effect fifty years ago today. It is a day to remember workers killed or injured at work and to redouble the labor movement’s fight to secure safe workplaces for all.
This year’s Workers Memorial Day takes on special significance after a year of working through this terrible pandemic which has deeply affected all of us.
As we think of those we have lost and who have suffered, let’s also recommit ourselves to organizing for safe workplaces. The best way to make changes at work is by joining together and demanding management provide a safe work environment for all employees.
Today we are asking you to work with your union brothers and sisters to identify safety issues in our local facilities/post offices and completing PS Form 1767 (Report of a Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice).
We have put together a quick guide for reporting safety issues on Workers Memorial Day.
Together, we will continue pressing management to address health and safety issues and ensure every APWU member has a safe and sanitary workplace to return home from every day.
In union solidarity,
Mark Dimondstein, President
Vance Zimmerman, Industrial Relations Director
1300 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 | www.apwu.org