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by Tula Connell, Apr 28, 2006

Each year, those of us in the AFL-CIO union movement, together with our allies across the country, set aside a day when we remember all the workers who have died on the job—some 5,764 in the United States in 2004. Workers Memorial Day, which began in 1989, marks April 28, 1970, when the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect.

The families of the 12 Sago miners who perished in January contributed their favorite photos of the men who died on the job. In their honor, and for all those who have perished at America’s workplaces, we dedicate this day.

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