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We want to thank all of the families, unions, community members, and elected officials who attended this year's Workers' Memorial Day. Every loss of life on the job is a tragedy. This year, in our region, there were more than 150 of these tragedies. Workers' Memorial Day allows us to mourn as a community and recommit to the work it will take to prevent these deaths. We especially want to thank all the unions and individuals who made Memorial Gifts to make this event possible and cover the cost of attendance for fallen workers' families: IBEW Local 98, Laborers Local…

Registration is now available for our 34th annual Workers' Memorial Day. You can order tickets, make a donation, or find more info here!

JOIN US! You are invited to our first membership meeting in 3 years. Come out to learn more about our work and help shape our future. Hear from great speakers and meet some new/old friends. The meeting will be in person and we are asking all attendees to mask up. Date: Tuesday November 15, 2022 Time: 5:30 PM Location: PhilaPOSH, 3001 Walnut St, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Corner of 30th & Walnut Sts. in the AFSCME DC 33 Bldg.) Board Election voting will occur during this meeting. Current members in good standing are eligible to run for any board…

PhilaPOSH's 38th Annual Awards Reception will be held on Friday December 2, 2022, at 5:30 PM. The event will be held in person this year, at 3001 Walnut St, 6th FL,  Philadelphia, PA 19104 Check back for updates.

For our 2022 Workers Memorial Day program, as we do every year, we compiled a list of workers who died from work related injury or illness in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.  We're grateful for the assistance of OSHA Region 2 and Region 3 for their help with this endeavor. The 2022 (covering the period from the beginning of 2021 through April of 2022) can be found here. (The data is also available in CSV format: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey. The Fatality list for the 2020 through 2021 period is available here.)

We're excited to announce the honorees for our 37th Annual Awards Program, which will be held on November 12, 2021. ANGELIC LOWE & TRACI GOLDSTEIN: OUTSTANDING HEALTH & SAFETY PROGRAM AWARD Angelic Lowe is the Health and Safety Awareness Educator for the Laborers District Council Benefits Funds. She is dedicated to serving their members and families. The focus of the program includes educational health and wellness of children and families, as it relates to nutrition, exercise, stress management, mental health awareness, and all aspects of safety. She also schedules and organize local union wellness visits consisting primarily of health screenings.…

Rights and protections we need now On February 3, PHILAPOSH joined with National COSH and over 100 worker groups to release the National Agenda for Worker Safety and Health. Developed by workers, unions, safety advocates, and worker organizations, the agenda brings together ideas based on real experience in our workplaces to confront the COVID-19 pandemic and other hazards in our workplaces.   Around the country, and here in Pennsylvania, there have been multiple COVID-19 outbreaks among retail, food processing, childcare, nursing home workers, and many others. Until now, the response to the pandemic from employers and our government has been…