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Dear
Friend,
Today
marks
Workers'
Memorial
Day,
a
day
to
remember
the
American
workers
who
have
been
killed
or
harmed
in
their
workplaces
and
to
demand
that
when
Americans
go
to
work,
they
are
not
exposed
to
needless
danger,
injury,
or
violence.
In
recognition,
Senator
Tammy
Baldwin,
Ranking
Member
of
the
Senate
Subcommittee
on
Education
and
the
Workforce,
introduced
a
resolution
in
the
Senate
to
bring
greater
awareness
to
this
day
of
remembrance.
“Everyone
should
be
able
to
make
a
living
in
a
safe
workplace
free
from
threats
to
their
health
and
safety,” said
Senator
Baldwin. “I’m
proud
to
recognize
April
28th
in
honor
of
all
those
workers
who
have
been
killed
or
injured
in
the
workplace
and
bring
greater
awareness
to
the
importance
of
strengthening
worker
health
and
safety
protections.
But
more
needs
to
be
done,
and
that
is
why
I
have
introduced
the
Protecting
America’s
Workers
Act
in
the
Senate,
which
expands
and
strengthens
workplace
safety
laws.
Every
worker
should
come
home
safely
to
their
families
at
the
end
of
the
work
day.”
Every
year
there
are
more
than
3,500,000
occupational
illnesses
and
injuries
in
the
United
States.
In
2016,
there
were
5,190
fatal
workplace
injuries
at
an
average
rate
of
14
per
day.
Wisconsin
alone
witnessed
105
of
those
fatal
work
injuries.
Tens
of
thousands
of
Americans
become
permanently
disabled
because
of
an
injury
of
illness
sustained
on
the
job.
Meanwhile,
the
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Administration
(OSHA)
is
chronically
underfunded
and
the
Trump
Administration
continues
to
block
the
agency
from
implementing
rules
to
improve
worker
safety.
Senator
Baldwin
has
long
championed
legislation
to
help
strengthen
worker
protections.
Last
month,
she
introduced
the
Protecting
America’s
Workers
Act
to
help
improve
reporting,
inspection
and
enforcement
of
hazardous
work
conditions.
Specifically,
Senator
Baldwin’s
legislation
amends
the
OSH
Act
to
cover
more
workers,
strengthen
protections,
update
penalties,
enhance
public
accountability,
and
clarify
an
employer’s
duty
to
provide
safe
workplace. |