On the morning of April 28th members of Peterborough’s District Labour Council, as well as the families of workers killed and injured on the job, gathered at Peterborough City Hall to observe the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety’s National Day of Mourning.
The annual observance commemorates members of the workforce who have died, been injured, or taken ill because of occupational and workplace hazards. This year’s programming paid specific attention to psychological health & safety, which the Canadian Labour Congress calls “a workplace crisis we can’t ignore.”
Listen to hear mayor Jeff Leal’s proclamation of Workers’ Day of Mourning in Peterborough, and firsthand testimony from a family who lost their relative in a workplace incident.
