Senate Resolution 35

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                      BY  COURTNEY
  1  3 A Resolution calling for the observance of Workers
  1  4    Memorial Day.
  1  5    WHEREAS, each year, workers across the nation set
  1  6 aside a special day to commemorate those among them
  1  7 who have died while on the job; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, in spite of the efforts of Iowa workers
  1  9 and employers to improve the safety of the workplace,
  1 10 accidental death in the workplace continues to occur
  1 11 in our state; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, in the year 2002, 52 Iowa workers died
  1 13 while at work, either from violence, falls, vehicle
  1 14 accidents, or as the result of unsafe working
  1 15 conditions; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, this tragic loss of life reinforces the
  1 17 resolve of Iowans to continue to foster a safe working
  1 18 environment; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, this year, Workers Memorial Day will be
  1 20 observed on April 28, 2003, with a memorial service at
  1 21 noon at the east side of the Iowa Workforce
  1 22 Development Office at 1000 Grand Avenue in Des Moines;
  1 23 NOW THEREFORE,
  1 24    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa Senate
  1 25 honors the 52 Iowa workers whose lives were lost in
  1 26 2002 and calls for the observance of Workers Memorial
  1 27 Day on April 28, 2003.
  1 28 LSB 3502SS 80
  1 29 dea/cf/24
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