Page 11 - Work Force June 2024

CSEA Long
Island Region
President
Jarvis Brown
plants a
flower in
front of the
workers
memorial in
Hauppauge.
12 The Work Force June 2024
CSEA members across the state participated in
Workers Memorial Day observances in late April
and May to remember all of those who were lost or
severely injured while doing their jobs.
During the past year, these CSEA members passed
away while doing their jobs:
•
Theresa Steele, a bus and cafeteria monitor at
the Mexico Central School District in Oswego
County, passed away on March 22, 2023, from
injuries sustained in a bus accident while on
the job.
•
Aaron Peters, a park and recreation aide at
the Niagara State Park Commission, passed
away on Jan. 17, 2024, while involved in tree
removal at Golden Hill State Park.
During Workers Memorial Day, observed on April
28, unions around the world remember and honor
those who have lost their lives or become seriously
injured while on the job. It is a sobering reminder of
the importance of workplace safety. The day is also
used as an opportunity for our union to recommit to
our ongoing fight for safe and healthy workplaces.
Workers Memorial Day was first observed by the
AFL-CIO in 1989. April 28 was chosen as the date for
Workers Memorial Day because it is the anniversary
of the 1970 passage of the federal Occupational
Safety and Health Act (OSHA).
Remembering fallen workers
From left, Central Region President Kenny
Greenleaf and Central Region Treasurer Amy
Simmons stand by the tree planted by the entrance
of a Delaware County office building.
Central Region Safety and
Health Committee Chair Dustin
Young and Central Region
President Kenny Greenleaf
bow their heads in a moment of
silence for workers that were
killed or injured on the job.
From left, Delaware County Board of
Supervisors Chair Tina Mole is introduced
by CSEA Delaware County Local President
Rich Cooke at the CSEA Central Region’s
Workers Memorial Day observance in Delhi.
Observers stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at the Central
Region Workers’ Memorial Day event.
From left, CSEA Town of Oyster Bay Local
Executive Vice President Tom Robinson,
CSEA Long Island Region Occupational Safety
and Health Specialist Jeff Hyman and CSEA
Long Island Region President Jarvis Brown
attend the Hauppauge Workers Memorial Day
ceremony.
CSEA Metropolitan
Region Safety and
Health Committee Chair
Deb Hanna speaks at a
Workers Memorial Day
event in Manhattan.
New York State
Labor Commissioner
Roberta Reardon
speaks at the
Manhattan Workers
Memorial Day event.
Bagpipers play at the Workers’ Memorial Day
Ceremony in Manhattan.