Whereas, Thirty-five years ago, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and health Act (OSHA) promising every worker the right to a safe job in the United States; and,

Whereas, The toll of workplace injuries, illness and deaths remain enormous with millions of workers killed or injured unnecessarily every year; and,

Whereas, Over the years, numerous communities have dedicated plaques, sites and monuments to workers who have lost their lives because of dangerous working conditions; and,

Whereas, Workers’ Memorial Day is celebrated in nearly 100 countries as April 28 has been recognized as an international commemoration day for dead and injured workers since 1996, when at the United Nations in New York, a Global Union Delegation lit a commemoration candle to highlight the plight of workers who die, are injured or become ill; and,

Whereas, On April 28, 2005, the Michigan AFL-CIO and its affiliates will observe Workers’ Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job and will work to renew the cause for safe workplaces; and now therefore be it,

Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim April 28, 2005, as Workers’ Memorial Day in Michigan.