{"id":35538,"date":"2021-04-27T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/framinghamsource.com\/?p=35538"},"modified":"2021-04-27T14:34:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:34:27","slug":"fallen-massachusetts-workers-to-be-honored-at-online-workers-memorial-event-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/framinghamsource.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/27\/fallen-massachusetts-workers-to-be-honored-at-online-workers-memorial-event-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallen Massachusetts Workers To Be Honored at Online Workers\u2019 Memorial Event Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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BOSTON – On International\u00a0Workers\u2019\u00a0Memorial\u00a0Day, April 28, <\/strong>a virtual ceremony honoring Massachusetts\u00a0workers\u00a0who were killed, injured, or made ill on their jobs in 2019 and 2020, will be held at noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A small group will gather on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse in tribute, however, the event, including video remarks from family members that lost loved ones, will be live streamed on Facebook Live. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) event will be honoring\u00a045 workers in Massachusetts lost their lives on the job in 2020 due to occupational injury and illness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The event will also include a tribute to the thousands of Massachusetts workers who became ill or died as a result of workplace exposure to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is also sponsored by Greater Boston Labor Council, Community Labor United, Massachusetts Jobs with Justice, and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speakers will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n