Cities to Mark Workers Memorial Day
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowCeremonies will take place Monday to honor workers killed on the job in 2013. The Indiana AFL-CIO says events in Lafayette, South Bend, Bloomington and on the Statehouse grounds will be part of Workers Memorial Day.
April 25, 2014
News Release
INDIANAPOLIS – Working families from around Indiana will gather MONDAY MORNING to honor the memories of 203 workers who were killed on the job in 2013 as a part of Workers Memorial Day, a national day of remembrance for fallen workers.
The annual ceremony will be held MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. on the grounds of the INDIANA STATEHOUSE in INDIANAPOLIS and includes workers’ family members, remarks from state and local community, labor and elected officials and a reading of the names of the deceased. Similar ceremonies are also being held in Bloomington, Lafayette and South Bend. WHAT: Workers’ Memorial Day State Ceremony
WHEN: Monday, April 28, 2014
11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Workers’ Memorial Monument
Indiana State Government Complex
Corner of West Street and Government Place
Indianapolis, Ind.
The Indiana State AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) is a federation of 800 local unions across the state belonging to 50 International Unions. In total, the Indiana State AFL-CIO represents more than 300,000 working Hoosiers.Source: Indiana AFL-CIO