April 28

Congress creates OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The AFL-CIO sets April 28 as “Workers Memorial Day” to honor the hundreds of thousands of workers killed and injured on the job every year - 1970.
Also on this date: Coal mine collapses at Eccles, W.Va…119 die in Benwood, W.Va. coal mine disaster…United Wallpaper Craftsmen & Workers of North America merges with Pulp, Sulfite & Paper Mill Workers…American Federation of Hosiery Workers merges with Textile Workers Union of America…First “Take Our Daughters to Work Day”…click here for complete postings.

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