Observers stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at the Central Region Workers’ Memorial Day event.
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).
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- 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.
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- CSEA Metropolitan Region Safety and Health Committee Chair Deb Hanna speaks at a Workers Memorial Day event in Manhattan.
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- Observers stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at the Central Region Workers’ Memorial Day event.
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- New York State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon speaks at the Manhattan Workers Memorial Day event.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- CSEA Long Island Region President Jarvis Brown plants a flower in front of the workers memorial in Hauppauge.
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- Bagpipers play at the Workers’ Memorial Day Ceremony in Manhattan.
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- 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.
