Senate Resolution 35 PAG LIN 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 1 30