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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
2    WHEREAS, Over 50 years after Congress passed the 
3Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), promising every 
4worker the right to a safe job, the protections in OSHA have 
5saved hundreds of thousands of lives and prevented millions of 
6workplace injuries; and


 
7    WHEREAS, Despite current safety laws, millions of workers 
8are injured and thousands of  workers are killed due to job 
9hazards each year; and

 


10    WHEREAS, On April 28, 2023, organized labor will observe 
11Workers Memorial Day across the country to remember those who 
12have suffered and died on the job and to renew the fight for 
13safe workplaces for all workers; therefore, be it

 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
15HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
16we declare April 28, 2023 as Workers Memorial Day in the State 
17of Illinois; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That we recognize that as long as  workers  are 
19seriously injured or killed on the job, there will be a need to 
20support stronger safety and health laws in our State and 
21country; and be it further
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Congressional 
2Delegation and President Joe Biden to continue to revise, 
3revamp, and strengthen federal workplace safety laws and to 
4properly fund OSHA programs and staff; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That we offer our  deep-felt sympathy and 
6understanding to the families of workers who have been 
7seriously injured or killed on the job.