Working Families Honor 229 Illinois and Iowa Workers Who Died on the Job

Workers Memorial Day Calls for Good Jobs and Safe Jobs for All Working People

[Bettendorf, IA]-Workers, community members and local officials will gather at the United Steelworkers Local 105 Hall for a Workers Memorial Day Service to commemorate those who have suffered injuries or illness or died on the job and to call on Congress to create and maintain safe jobs for all working people.

The service will be held on April 26, 2014 at 10:30am, with the hall opening at 10:00am. The USW Local 105 Union Hall is located at 880 Devils Glen Road, Bettendorf, IA

USW Local 105, IBEW 1379 and ALCOA Davenport Works leadership invite Quad City area working families to join us in a national observance of Workers Memorial Day. This is a time for working families and union members to commemorate sisters and brothers who have died or been injured on the job.

In 2012, the Department of Labor reports that a combined 229 workers were killed on the job site in Illinois and Iowa, in addition to 170,500 reported workplace injuries. These numbers are simply unacceptable. 2013 workplace fatality and injury statistics are not yet available.

Janice Payne will sing a solo and members from AFM Local 67 will play TAPS.  Refreshments will be served after the service.

For further information, please contact Mike Nicholas, USW Local 105 Financial Secretary, at 563-355-1181.