SR1052 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Over 40 years after Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), promising every worker the right to a safe job, the protections in OSHA have saved hundreds of thousands of lives and prevented millions of workplace injuries; and

WHEREAS, Despite current safety laws, more than 4,000,000 workers are injured and thousands of workers are killed due to job hazards each year; and

WHEREAS, On April 28, 2014 organized labor will observe Workers' Memorial Day all across the country to remember those who have suffered and died on the job and to renew the fight for safe workplaces for all workers; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize that as long as there are workers seriously injured or killed on the job, there will be a need to support stronger safety and health laws in our State and country and will work to that end; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we encourage the Illinois congressional delegation and President Barack Obama to continue to revise, revamp, and strengthen federal workplace safety laws and to properly fund OSHA programs and staff; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we offer our deep-felt sympathy and understanding to the families of workers who have been seriously injured or killed on the job; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we officially declare April 28, 2014 as Workers' Memorial Day in Illinois.