Archive for November 16th, 2008
NLC’s National Workers Memorial Drive Seeks Funds
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On Workers Memorial Day this year, ground was broken at the National Labor College (NLC) for a National Workers Memorial to honor working men and women men killed on the job.
At the ceremony, Mine Workers (UMWA) President Cecil Roberts said:
This will be the only place in America where workers from all industries, all crafts, all walks of life who are killed on the job are memorialized. We build this memorial to honor and remember them and to remind us of the work that still remains to be done to make America’s workplaces as safe and healthy as possible.
Here’s the latest update from the NLC:
The National Workers Memorial arose from the hearts and minds of National Labor College students who wanted a place to remember their fallen brothers and sisters. They agreed it was important that such a place be built on the campus where union members from across the labor movement come to learn and strengthen the future of our movement. To begin construction, our goal is to raise $500,000.
