Each year, thousands of workers are killed and millions more are injured or diseased because of their jobs. On Worker Memorial Day, we honor those who have died in the previous year from a work-related injury or illness.
2024 UW Worker Memorial Day Agenda
April 30, 2024, 11:30 am – 1:00pm Pacific Time on Zoom
11:30a Welcome - Hilary Godwin, Dean, University of Washington (UW), School of Public Health (SPH)
Masters of Ceremony -
Abbie Gilbert, Environmental & Occupational Health, Dept of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS), UW SPH
Grace Price, Environmental & Occupational Health, Dept of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS), UW SPH
11:40 Introduction to Keynote – Moon-Ho Jung, Harry Bridges Endowed Chair in Labor Studies and Director, Harry Bridges Center
11:45 Keynote: Rising Up: Health and Safety Awareness on Campus
Bryan Sacks, President, AAUP-AFT Local 6324, Rutgers University
12:00p Memorial Recognition- Our Fallen Workers 2023
Mike Yost, Professor and Chair, UW DEOHS; Director, Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH), UW DEOHS
UW DEOHS Continuing Education memorial video
Moment of silence
12:15 – 12:45 Moving Forward
Introduction to Moving Forward Talks - Marissa Baker, Assistant Professor, UW DEOHS
Katia Harb, Senior Director, UW Environmental Health and Safety
Student Worker Survey Project: Niki Muratori, Sara Sprague, and Bisma Ali, Student Research Assistants, Harry Bridges Center
Levin Kim, President, UAW 4121
12:45 Closing - Sai Ahmed, Assistant Director, Student and Community Engagement, UW Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
1:00 Adjourn
