Current Status Bill Number:765 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950419 Primary Sponsor:Matthews All Sponsors:Matthews Drafted Document Number:br1\18406ac.95 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19950427 Subject:Workers' Memorial Day
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Senate 19950427 Received from House
House 19950426 Introduced, adopted, returned
with concurrence
Senate 19950426 Adopted, sent to House
Senate 19950425 Polled out of Committee: Favorable 10 SI
Senate 19950419 Introduced, referred to Committee 10 SI
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POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEE
April 25, 1995
S. 765
S. Printed 4/25/95--S.
Read the first time April 19, 1995.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 765), to honor the working men and women who have died on the job, etc., respectfully
Has polled the Concurrent Resolution out of Committee without report.
TO HONOR THE WORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE DIED ON THE JOB BY DECLARING APRIL 28, 1995, "WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY".
Whereas, the working men and women of South Carolina have helped to build this State and keep the state's economy strong; and
Whereas, many workers die with little attention each year while performing their jobs, others die as the result of occupational diseases contracted or aggravated on the job, and thousands more are disabled or injured on the job; and
Whereas, in fiscal year 1994, thirty-nine workers died in South Carolina while working from causes as varied as electrocution, falls, and being struck by objects; and
Whereas, when these workers died they left behind families that had loved and depended on them; and
Whereas, while the need for strong safety and health protections, strong standards of enforcement, and fair and just compensation for such deaths and injuries continues, these fallen workers, and others before them, must not be forgotten. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That April 28, 1995, a date chosen by the South Carolina AFL-CIO, be commemorated as "Workers' Memorial Day" in tribute to those workers who have lost their lives because of workplace injuries and illnesses.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr. G. O. Smoak, President of the South Carolina AFL-CIO.