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Senate Resolution

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A resolution recognizing April 28, 2008, as "Workers'

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Memorial Day" in Florida.

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     WHEREAS, 36 years ago Congress passed the Occupational

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Safety and Health Act, promising every American worker the right

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to a safe job, and

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     WHEREAS, unions and their allies have fought hard to make

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that promise a reality, winning protections that have saved

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hundreds of thousands of lives and prevented millions of

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workplace injuries, and

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     WHEREAS, the toll of workplace injuries, illnesses, and

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death nonetheless remains enormous, with 60,000 American workers

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dying from job-related injuries each year and another 15.6

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million workers injured on the job, and

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     WHEREAS, the unions of the AFL-CIO are committed to the

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continuing struggle to make workers' safety a priority and to

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keep and create good jobs in America, for American workers, and

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     WHEREAS, America's economy and the health and vigor of

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American society depend on the availability of decent jobs for

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American workers and on the safety of those jobs, NOW, THEREFORE,

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Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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     That April 28, 2008, is recognized as "Workers' Memorial

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Day" in the State of Florida in honor of the many American

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workers who have suffered injury and death on the job, and in

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recognition of the work of the unions of the AFL-CIO to protect

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the safety of American workers and to secure the availability of

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decent jobs for Americans.