Eastbourne Trades Council: Today is Workers' Memorial Day

Tuesday 28 April 2015

Today is Workers' Memorial Day

Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents". They die because an employer, a contractor or even a manufacturer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority. Today, Workers’ Memorial Day commemorates those workers. Find out more by clicking here

Workers’ Memorial Day is not just symbolic- it is a time to remember real working people in our local area who have died as a result of accidents or illnesses caused at work. On 28th April- we urge you to remember:-

ROY TRUNDELL (Eastbourne Buses employee- killed in a workplace accident in 2008)
CLIVE BECK (former Ratton School teacher- died of Mesothelioma. The shelves in his school cupboard were made of asbestos.)
BOB TOLLY (Eastbourne gas fitter- died 2006, also of Mes...otheleoma. Exposed to asbestos during his working life.)
SIMON JONES (Student killed by a Crane at Shoreham Port, on his first day.)
DANIEL HAFFENDEN (Eastbourne tyre fitter, killed in a work accident in 2012)
GEOFF WICKER and BRIAN WEMBRIDGE (East Sussex firefighters killed in action fighting a blaze at a firework factory- Lewes)

and all the other local people killed whilst doing their job.

MOURN FOR THE DEAD… FIGHT FOR THE LIVING !

1 comment:

Lewes & District Trades Union Council28 April 2015 at 20:35
Can`t help wondering how many school caretakers have died, or will die, from asbestosis. The stuff was everywhere when I started working in schools in the late 70s. The rolling program of removal didn`t start until a decade, at least, after that. I wonder how many unionized local work places do not have H&S reps.
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Trades Councils in the Community

Your union branch speaks up for your members and potentialmembers in the workplace. Whether it’s pay, rights at work, healthand safety or lifelong learning, your branch exists to get a better dealfor your members.

Unions also need to raise their voice in the world beyond the workplace when:
• the public services delivered and used by union members come under threat
• racists and fascists try to divide local communities
• local authorities seek to reduce democratic control of education or housing.

That’s where your local trades union council comes in. Trades councils bringtogether local union branches to campaign across a community on issuesthat matter to working people.

Facing closure?: Your trades council can provide practical support and solidarity.
Tackling racism? Your trades council can help unite local people against the haters.
Privatisation problems? Your trades council can help campaign for public ownership and democratic control.

Eastbourne Trades Council represents workers in public and private sector employment across the Borough of Eastbourne and the parish of Willingdon and Jevington.