Full Text of HR0713 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, On December 28, 1970, President Richard Nixon | 3 | | signed into law the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), | 4 | | which went into effect on April 28, 1971; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In Illinois, 177 people were killed due to fatal | 6 | | work injuries in 2022 according to the most recent report from | 7 | | the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, All employers, private and public, should be | 9 | | dedicated to improving workplace safety, seeking stronger | 10 | | health standard enforcement, and treating workers with dignity | 11 | | as constant improvements in worker safety are pursued; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Since 1989, workers and local government leaders | 13 | | have gathered on April 28th to commemorate Workers Memorial | 14 | | Day in honor of those who have lost their lives working to | 15 | | provide a good standard of living for their families and | 16 | | communities; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Americans can honor our workers by observing | 18 | | Workers Memorial Day, remembering those victims of workplace | 19 | | injuries and workplace-related disease, and rededicating | 20 | | ourselves to improving safety and health in every American | 21 | | workplace; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we declare April 28, 2024 as Workers Memorial Day in the State | 4 | | of Illinois; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage all citizens to recognize and | 6 | | honor all workers killed, injured, and disabled on the job, | 7 | | thank them for their service, offer sympathy to their families | 8 | | and loved ones, and work to provide today's workers with safe | 9 | | workplaces. |
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