- Organize an action to put Street Heat on employers that are trying to prevent workers
from organizing a union to have a voice on the job. Highlight the job safety problems
these workers face and how the union is fighting to improve protections.
- Organize an action to protest employers and elected representatives who are pushing to
weaken the job safety law and workers' rights and to limit the ability of unions to speak
out for workers in the legislative and political process.
- Hold a candlelight vigil, memorial service or moment of silence to remember those who
have died on the job and to highlight job safety problems in your community or at your
workplace.
- Create a memorial or shrine at workplaces where workers have been killed on the job.
- Urge your city council or state legislature to pass a proclamation designating April 28
as Workers Memorial Day.
- Organize petition and letter-writing campaigns to encourage members of Congress and
other elected officials to oppose rollbacks in worker protections and efforts to prevent
unions from speaking out for workers' interests. Petitions and sample letters are
available from the AFL-CIO.
- Organize a public meeting with your congressional or state representatives. Invite
injured workers and their family members, who can talk first-hand about the need for
strong safety and health protections, fair compensation and strong unions.
- Write a letter to your local newspaper, call in to talk radio shows and talk to
reporters you know about doing a story highlighting what unions are doing to improve job
safety and health protections for all workers and how employer and congressional attacks
endanger workers' safety and health.
- Organize a pledge campaign; have local employers or government officials sign a pledge
committing to support strong safety laws and the right of workers to organize.
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