Shuler To Honor Fallen Workers On Workers Memorial Day

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Liz Shuler will join workers, union leaders and elected officials to commemorate Workers Memorial Day this Wednesday at a ceremony hosted by the National Labor College. The ceremony will “honor victims of the mining tragedy in Montcoal, West Virginia and the Tesaro Refinery explosion in Washington State, along with hundreds of other workers who have lost their lives on the job,” says the NLC. The ceremony – set for 2p – will dedicate the recently completed National Workers Memorial, a new monument to fallen workers. Click here for more information.
- photo: AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka and Secretary Treasurer Liz Shuler rally to “Stop Big Insurance” in March; photo by Adam Wright