Day of Mourning 2020: UCP government failing to put worker safety first
Alberta meatpacking plant COVID-19 outbreaks highlight need for better worker safety

Today is the Day of Mourning. It’s the day we remember all the workers who have been killed, injured or exposed to illness because of work. This year we need to get particularly angry and vocal. Here in Alberta, the UCP’s irresponsible refusal to apply basic workplace health and safety principles to the COVID-19 crisis is literally killing workers. We need to speak out and demand better. The government may be able to label workers as essential: but that doesn’t mean they should be treated as expendable.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Day of Mourning looks vastly different. In Alberta, the Calgary and District Labour Council will have a Zoom broadcast of a wreath-laying ceremony at noon MDT and the Edmonton and District Labour Council has shared a video. The AFL will be connecting to these through social media channels and we encourage everyone to take a moment to reflect on those we’ve lost due to their workplaces and what our world would look like when we put worker safety first. Today we mourn, tomorrow we fight for a safer future. 

Read our press release.  Watch and share our video. 

ALSO KNOWN AS WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY