BILL NUMBER: ACR 44	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 28, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 26, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Allen and Swanson
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Achadjian,   Alejo,   Ammiano,  
Atkins,   Beall,   Bill Berryhill,  
Block,   Blumenfield,   Bonilla,  
Bradford,   Brownley,   Buchanan,  
Butler,   Charles Calderon,   Campos,  
Carter,   Cedillo,   Chesbro,   Conway,
  Davis,   Dickinson,   Eng,  
Feuer,   Fletcher,   Fong,   Furutani,
  Galgiani,   Garrick,   Gatto,  
Gordon,   Hagman,   Hall,   Harkey, 
 Hayashi,   Roger Hernández,   Hill, 
Huber,   Hueso,   Huffman,   Jeffries,
  Lara,   Logue,   Bonnie Lowenthal, 
 Ma,   Mansoor,   Mendoza,  
Mitchell,   Monning,   Morrell,  
Nestande,   Nielsen,   Olsen,   Pan, 
 Perea,   John A. Pérez,   V. Manuel Pérez,
  Portantino,   Silva,   Skinner, 
 Solorio,   Torres,   Valadao,  
Wagner,   Wieckowski,  Williams,   and
Yamada   ) 

                        APRIL 4, 2011

   Relative to Workers Memorial Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 44, as amended, Allen. Workers Memorial Day.
   This measure would recognize April 28, 2011, as Workers Memorial
Day.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Every year tens of thousands of American workers are
killed by workplace accidents and occupational disease; and
   WHEREAS, Millions of workers are injured or made ill annually,
including tens of thousands who are permanently disabled; and
   WHEREAS, Decades of struggle by workers, their unions, and their
allies in the community have resulted in significant improvements in
working conditions; and
   WHEREAS, Forty years ago, Congress passed the United States
Occupational Safety and Health Act, promising every worker the right
to a safe job; and
   WHEREAS, America's labor unions and their allies have fought hard
to make that promise a reality, winning protections that have made
jobs safer, saving hundreds of thousands of lives and preventing
millions of workplace injuries and illnesses; and
   WHEREAS, The State of California recognizes the critical
importance of the state's own Occupational Safety and Health Act and
related regulations, including the necessity of the vigorous and
effective enforcement of those laws; and
   WHEREAS, Since 1989, labor unions and their allies observe Workers
Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the
job, and to renew the fight for safe workplaces; and
   WHEREAS, April 28 was chosen because it is the anniversary of the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the day of a
similar remembrance in Canada; and
   WHEREAS, Trade unions and their supporters around the world now
mark April 28 as an international day of mourning; and
   WHEREAS, The State of California wishes to honor the hundreds of
workers who are killed on the job every year in California, along
with the many workers who suffer occupational injuries and illnesses
in this state; and
   WHEREAS, Concerned Californians are determined to prevent further
tragedies by renewing our efforts to seek stronger health and safety
protections, better standards and enforcement, and fair and just
compensation; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Members of the Legislature rededicate
themselves to improving safety and health in every California
workplace; and be it further
   Resolved, That the California Legislature hereby officially
recognizes April 28, 2011, as Workers Memorial Day, in recognition of
workers killed, injured, or disabled on the job; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.