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Monthly Archives: April 2013

Mourn for the Dead and Fight for the Living

17 Wednesday Apr 2013

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On Friday, April 26, the National Labor College community will come together to WorkersMemorialSketchcommemorate Workers Memorial Day — a day set aside to honor the memory of workers who have been killed, injured, or made sick on the job.

Please join us for a symposium, “From Mourning to Mass Movements: Garment Workers, Fire Safety, and the International Fight for Social Justice,” in the Auditorium of NLC’s campus in Silver Spring, Maryland, from 1:15-2:45 pm.  Invited panelists include:

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NLC Graduate an Advocate for Worker Safety and Health

03 Wednesday Apr 2013

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On April 28 – Workers Memorial Day – we pause to remember those workers who have Imagebeen killed, injured, or made sick at work.  For NLC graduate Brian Wood, every day is Workers Memorial Day.  Brian works as an advocate for worker safety and health in his position as Labor Liaison at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Region VII, where he also serves as American Federation of Government Employees’ Local 1748 union steward.

Brian’s passion for workplace safety grew out of his job as a journeyman wireman and the work he did while serving on the Safety Committee of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Local 725 for three years.  That work prompted him to finish his degree at National Labor College because he decided a career in worker safety and health was something he wanted to pursue full time.

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