SR0723 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Forty 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, Nationally in 2007, despite current safety laws, more than four million workers were injured and 5,488 workers were killed due to job hazards; and

WHEREAS, On April 28, 2010 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-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Senate recognizes 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 the Illinois Senate will encourage the Illinois congressional delegation and President Barack Obama to continue to revise, revamp and strengthen our federal workplace safety laws and to properly fund OSHA programs and staff; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Senate offers its 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 the Illinois Senate officially declares April 28, 2010 as Workers' Memorial Day in Illinois.