International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD), Sunday 28 April 2024 – TUC List of events

International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD), Sunday 28 April 2024 – TUC List of events:

Every year more workers are killed and injured at work than in wars. Most are injured, disabled or killed in tragic ‘accidents’ or by industrial diseases. These events and incidents occur because employers decided that workers’ safety and wellbeing just wasn’t that important a priority.

International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) on Sunday 28 April commemorates those workers.

We are calling upon CWU Branches, Regions, Reps and Members to please support local WMD events and come together to remember those who have lost their lives to work, been injured or disabled and to renew our trade union commitment to fight for the safety and health of the living and make workplaces and working methods safer.

CWU 2024 International Workers Day Poster

See attached.

TUC List of WMD Local Events

The TUC has published the details of a list of local events across England and Wales in the following towns and cities:

Barking (Essex),
Barnsley,
Barrow,
Bexhill (Sussex),
Bolton (2 Events),
Birmingham,
Cardiff,
Carlisle,
Chelmsford (Essex), * (Dave Joyce Speaker – See attached)
Corby,
Crewe,
Coventry.
Gateshead,
Glossop,
Hartlepool (2 events),
Hebden Bridge
Ivybridge
Leytonstone (London),
Liverpool (2 Events),
Manchester (2 Events)
Milton Keynes,
Oldham,
Preston,
Portsmouth,
Rochester (Kent),
Rochdale,
St Helens,
Salford,
Solihull,
Sunderland,
Stockport,
Stratford (London),
Wolverhampton,
Waltham Forest (London),

The details, times and directions are at this link;

https://www.tuc.org.uk/international-workers-memorial-day-events

Scottish TUC List of Local Events

The STUC has published the details of a list of local events across Scotland in the following towns and cities:

Irvine,
Aberdeen (3 Events),
Alloa,
Bathgate,
Greenock,
Inverness,
Kirkwall,
Stirling,
Alexandria,
Clydebank,
Falkirk,
Glasgow,
Kilmarnock,
Kirkcaldy,
Bonnyrigg,
Coatbridge,
Dundee,
Edinburgh,
Forfar,
Hamilton,
Paisley,
Renfrew.

The details, times and directions are at this link;

https://www.stuc.org.uk/about-iwmd/

Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) WMD Event

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) will mark International Workers’ Memorial Day with a wreath laying ceremony on Thursday 25 April at 1.00pm at the IWMD Commemorative Tree in the grounds of Parliament Buildings, just before the security hut as you come down from the main car park, Stormont Estate, Stormont Ct, Belfast BT4 3LP. Further details; Tel: 02890 246898Email: info@ictuni.net

Note:

The lists above are not exhaustive and many more events will take place on WMD which are not listed. Therefore, please make enquiries with local Trades Councils and other Trade Unions, Local Authorities, Hazards and other Campaign organisations to find out if they are organising an event that hasn’t been added to the lists and which Branches and Reps can support.

Yours sincerely

Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer

LTB 133/24 – International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD), Sunday 28 April 2024 – TUC List of events

Att: Chelmsford International Workers Memorial Day 2024

Att: Workers Memorial Day Poster

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