April 29: Minneapolis and St. Paul Building Trades will observe ‘Workers Memorial Day’

April 29: Minneapolis and St. Paul Building Trades will observe ‘Workers Memorial Day’

From the Minneapolis Labor Review, April 20, 2024

SAINT PAUL — Monday, April 29 is set for local Building Trades unions to mark Workers Memorial Day at the Workers Memorial Garden on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, near 12th and Cedar. This year’s program will begin at 12:00 noon, sponsored jointly by the Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council and the St. Paul Building and Construction Trades Council.

Observed nationwide, Workers Memorial Day honors the memory of workers who in the past year lost their lives on the job or died from workplace-related illnesses. The day also calls for improvements in workplace safety standards.

[NOTE: This event originally was scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. but April 29 a delay was announced to a 12:00 noon start time].