Full Text of SR0895 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, On December 29, 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, OSHA was created with the intent to provide | 6 | | American workers the right to a safe workplace through | 7 | | requiring employers to provide safe working conditions; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Despite the existence of OSHA, tens of thousands | 9 | | of American workers are killed by workplace injuries and | 10 | | occupational disease every year, while tens of thousands more | 11 | | are permanently disabled, injured, or made ill; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Each April, Workers' Memorial Day has been | 13 | | observed as a day to remember those who have suffered and died | 14 | | on the job; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Since 1989, workers, employers, and government | 16 | | leaders have typically gathered on or near April 28th to | 17 | | commemorate those who have lost their lives while working to | 18 | | provide a good standard of living for their families and | 19 | | communities; therefore, be it | 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April 26, | 2 | | 2024 as Workers' Memorial Day in the State of Illinois; and be | 3 | | it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage all employers to reaffirm | 5 | | their efforts towards improving workplace safety, seeking | 6 | | stronger health standard enforcement, and treating workers | 7 | | with dignity as constant improvements in worker safety are | 8 | | pursued; and be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage fellow Illinoisans to honor | 10 | | our workers by observing Workers' Memorial Day, remembering | 11 | | the victims of workplace injuries and disease, and | 12 | | recommitting to supporting safety and health improvements in | 13 | | every American workplace. |
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