PEF to honor fallen members on Workers Memorial Day

ALBANY, NY (04/26/2022) (readMedia)-- PEF will commemorate Workers Memorial Day on Thursday, April 28, by honoring the union's members who have passed away from COVID-19 and other causes. The AFL-CIO established Workers Memorial Day in 1970 to recognize workers who died or suffered from exposures to hazards in the workplace.

WHO:

PEF President Wayne Spence and the union's statewide officers will speak and a list of names will be read.
WHAT:

PEF will commemorate Workers Memorial Day by honoring members who passed away from COVID-19 and other causes. The ceremony will take place at the memorial outside the building, to the right when you enter the parking lot.
WHEN: Thursday April 28, 2022 at 09:30AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: New York State Public Employees Federation
1168-70 Troy-Schenectady Road
Albany, New York
NOTES:

President Wayne Spence will be available for media interviews following the ceremony. TV crews: Please bring a mic stand or clamp.  We will have a podium, but no mult.