April 28 - Workers Memorial Day

Today is WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY. "Every April 28th, people in hundreds of communities and worksites around the world remember those who have suffered and died on the job. Yearly, more than 6 million U.S. workers are injured or become sick on the job, 50,000 die from occupational illness, and nearly 6,000 are killed on the job." What has President Bush done lately for to workers? A lot:

Bush's Workplace Safety Record Is the Worst The Bush administration has joined with business groups to roll back and block key worker protections. Killed workplace ergonomic protections. On March 20, 2001, President Bush signed legislation repealing the ergonomics standard designed to protect workers from repetitive motion and back injuries. Shut down dozens of workplace safety and health rules. In December 2001, the Bush administration announced the withdrawal of 29 rules that would have protected workers from serious hazards at work. Killed TB standards. On December 31, 2003, the Bush administration killed the final tuberculosis standard that would have protected health care workers from SARS and other airborne infectious disease threats. Reduced nursing home inspections. In the fall of 2003, the Bush administration cut the number of nursing home inspections from 1,000 to 400 a year. Favors employers over workers. The Bush administration’s fiscal year 2005 OSHA budget (issued Feb. 5, 2004) proposed to cut OSHA’s safety training program for workers by 65 percent ($7.1 million cut) while increasing funding for employer programs. President Bush and the federal government need to protect workers, not corporate special interests.